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Exam Year: 1994

  • Which of the following statements about the Dunkel draft is/are correct ? I. It is mandatory for the Government of India to accept all its proposals in all the sectors. II. In the field of agriculture, the main proposal is to cut agricultural subsidies. III. In the field of textiles, it reiterates the operation of the multifibre agreement. IV. The proposals have already been accepted by the Parliament. Select the correct answer from the codes given below. Codes :

    (a)

    I only

    (b)

    I and II only

    (c)

    I, II and IV only

    (d)

    III and IV only

    Correct Answer:

  • Who among the following was the leader of a number of anti-British revolts in Sambalpur ?

    (a)

    Utirat Singh

    (b)

    Surendra Sai

    (c)

    Kattabomman

    (d)

    Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • The main function of the IMF is to

    (a)

    arrange international deposits from banks

    (b)

    help to solve balance of payments problems of member countries

    (c)

    act as a private sector lending arm of the World Bank

    (d)

    finance investment to developing countries

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Given below are voting percentage of a political party secured in three successive elections to the Lok Sabha:The party which secured these percentages of votes was

    (a)

    Congress (I)

    (b)

    Bahujan Samaj Party

    (c)

    Bharatiya Janata Party

    (d)

    Communist Party of India (Marxist)

    Correct Answer:

  • An aeroplane takes off from 30° North Latitude, 50° East Longitude, and lands at the opposite end of the earth. Where does it land ?

    (a)

    30° North Lat., 50° West Long

    (b)

    30° South Lat., 50° West Long

    (c)

    50° North Lat., 30° West Long

    (d)

    30° South Lat., 130° West Long

    Correct Answer:

  • The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth’. This is true of

    (a)

    Uranus

    (b)

    Neptune

    (c)

    Saturn

    (d)

    Mars

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • To know whether the rich are getting richer and the poor getting poorer, it is necessary to compare

    (a)

    the wholesale price index over different periods of time for different regions

    (b)

    the distribution of income of an identical set of income recipients in different periods of time

    (c)

    the distribution of income of different sets of income recipients at a point of time

    (d)

    the availability of foodgrains among two sets of people, one rich and the other poor, over different periods of time

    Correct Answer:

  • The earliest evidence of silver in India is found in the

    (a)

    Harappan culture

    (b)

    Chalcolithic cultures of Western India

    (c)

    Vedic texts

    (d)

    Silver punch-marked coins

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Indian expertise was recently used in the archaeological restoration of the monuments at

    (a)

    Jerusalem

    (b)

    Angkor Wat

    (c)

    Rome

    (d)

    Yucatan

    Correct Answer: