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Exam Year: 1995

  • Which one of the following is true regarding the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)?

    (a)

    It was launched during the Prime Ministership of Indira Gandhi

    (b)

    It aims at creating one million jobs annually

    (c)

    The target group of JRY are the urban poor living below the poverty line

    (d)

    Under the scheme 30% of the employment generated is reserved for women

    Correct Answer:

  • The term Yavanapriya, mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts, denoted

    (a)

    a fine variety of Indian muslin

    (b)

    ivory

    (c)

    damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance

    (d)

    pepper

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • The Dinesh Goswami Committee was concerned with

    (a)

    de-nationalisation of banks

    (b)

    electoral reforms

    (c)

    steps to put down insurgency in the North-East

    (d)

    the problem of the Chakmas

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Which one of the following is not an instrument of selective credit control in India ?

    (a)

    Regulation of consumer credit

    (b)

    Rationing of credit

    (c)

    Margin requirements

    (d)

    Variable cost reserve ratios

    Correct Answer:

  • Willy-Willy is

    (a)

    a type of tree grown in temperate regions

    (b)

    a wind that blows in a desert

    (c)

    a tropical cyclone of the north-west Australia

    (d)

    a kind of common fish found near Lakshadweep islands

    Correct Answer:

  • Consider the map given below indicating four places frequently figuring in the news : Which one of them is Chechenya ? Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

    (a)

    1

    (b)

    2

    (c)

    3

    (d)

    4

    Correct Answer:

  • Bronze icons of Nataraja cast during the Chola period invariably show the deity with

    (a)

    eight hands

    (b)

    six hands

    (c)

    four hands

    (d)

    two hands

    Correct Answer:

  • Agricultural income-tax is assigned to the State Governments by

    (a)

    the Finance Commission

    (b)

    the National Development Council

    (c)

    the Inter-State Council

    (d)

    the Constitution of India

    Correct Answer:

  • The radical wing of the Congress Party, with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the ‘Independence for India League’ in opposition to

    (a)

    the Gandhi-Irwin Pact

    (b)

    the Home Rule Movement

    (c)

    the Nehru Report

    (d)

    the Montford Reforms

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Of the four places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the map, the one indicating a tidal port is

    (a)

    1

    (b)

    2

    (c)

    3

    (d)

    4

    Correct Answer: