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Exam Year: 1995

  • Consider the table given below providing some details of the results of the election to the Karnataka State Legislative . In terms of electoral analysis, the voter-seat distortion is to be explained as the result of the adoption of the

    (a)

    Hare system

    (b)

    Cumulative vote system

    (c)

    First-past-the-post system

    (d)

    Plural vote system

    Correct Answer:

  • To prevent recurrence of scams in Indian Capital Market, the Government of India has assigned regulatory powers to

    (a)

    SEBI

    (b)

    RBI

    (c)

    SBI

    (d)

    SBI

    Correct Answer:

  • Who among the following was a Brahmavadini who composed some hymns of the Vedas ?

    (a)

    Lopamudra

    (b)

    Gargi

    (c)

    Leelavati

    (d)

    Savitri

    Correct Answer:

  • Given below is a map of some countries which were parts of the erstwhile Soviet Union, with water bodies shown by shaded areas : The countries marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are respectively

    (a)

    Tajikistan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Kazakhstan

    (b)

    Turkmenia, Kirgizia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan

    (c)

    Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kirgizia, Turkmenia

    (d)

    Kazakhstan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Tajikistan

    Correct Answer:

  • The word ‘Hindu’ as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by

    (a)

    the Greeks

    (b)

    the Romans

    (c)

    the Chinese

    (d)

    the Arabs

    Correct Answer:

  • A meteor is

    (a)

    a rapidly moving star

    (b)

    a piece of matter which has entered the earth’s atmosphere from outer space

    (c)

    part of a constellation

    (d)

    a comet without a tail

    Correct Answer: