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Exam Year: 1995

  • One of the reasons for India’s occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that

    (a)

    investment pattern has been directed towards capital-intensive industries

    (b)

    productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture

    (c)

    ceilings on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay with agriculture

    (d)

    people are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Examine the map given below : The places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 were respectively the seats of powers of the

    (a)

    Scindias, Holkars, Gaekwads and Bhonsles

    (b)

    Holkars, Scindias, Gaekwads and Bhonsles

    (c)

    Gaekwads, Bhonsles, Scindias and Holkars

    (d)

    Scindias, Holkars, Bhonsles and Gaekwads

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following countries had in 1994 voted against joining the European Union ?

    (a)

    Norway

    (b)

    Sweden

    (c)

    Finland

    (d)

    Austria

    Correct Answer:

  • The ‘Modi script’ was employed in the documents of the

    (a)

    Wodeyars

    (b)

    Zamorins

    (c)

    Hoysalas

    (d)

    Marathas

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • In the field of space technology, India has demonstrated during 1994, her capability to

    (a)

    design advance intercontinental ballistic missile warning systems

    (b)

    build satellites

    (c)

    build stealth missiles

    (d)

    launch geo-stationary satellites

    Correct Answer:

  • Hughly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by

    (a)

    the Portuguese

    (b)

    the French

    (c)

    the Danish

    (d)

    the British

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • The clouds float in the atmosphere because of their low

    (a)

    temperature

    (b)

    velocity

    (c)

    pressure

    (d)

    density

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one State in India ?

    (a)

    Aravalli

    (b)

    Satpura

    (c)

    Ajanta

    (d)

    Sahyadri

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Which one of the following does not belong to biosphere reserves set-up so far?

    (a)

    Great Nicobar

    (b)

    Sunderbans

    (c)

    Nanda Devi

    (d)

    Gulf of Kachchh

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Consider the, map given below : The route indicated in the map was followed, during the course of his military exploits, by

    (a)

    Chandragupta II

    (b)

    Harshavardhana

    (c)

    Rajendra Chola

    (d)

    Malik Kafur

    Correct Answer: