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Exam Year: 1996

  • Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji ?

    (a)

    B.G. Tilak

    (b)

    R.C. Dutt

    (c)

    M.G. Ranade

    (d)

    Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Which one of the following has legalised euthanasia ?

    (a)

    Texas in the USA

    (b)

    Northern Territory in Australia

    (c)

    Quebec in Canada

    (d)

    Maharashtra in India

    Correct Answer:

  • B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from

    (a)

    West Bengal

    (b)

    the Bombay Presidency

    (c)

    the then Madhya Bharat

    (d)

    Punjab

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • His ‘principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied Upon legislation to do away with social ills and worked unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage, the purdah system ….. To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its annual sessions alongside the Indian National Congress.’ The reference in this passage is to

    (a)

    Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

    (b)

    Behramji Merwanji Malabari

    (c)

    Mahadev Govind Ranade

    (d)

    B. R. Ambedkar

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following areas of India produces largest amount of cotton ?

    (a)

    North-western India and Gangetic West Bengal

    (b)

    North-western and Western India

    (c)

    Western and Southern India

    (d)

    Plains of Northern India

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following was a Saiva sect in ancient India ?

    (a)

    Ajivika

    (b)

    Mattamayura

    (c)

    Mayamata

    (d)

    Isanasivagurudevapaddhati

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Assertion (A): Though India’s national income has gone up several fold since 1947, there has been no marked improvement in the per capita income level. Reason (R): Sizeable proportion of the population of India is still living below the poverty line. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

    (a)

    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

    (b)

    Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

    (c)

    A is true but R is false

    (d)

    A is false but R is true

    Correct Answer:

  • Local supply of coal is not available to

    (a)

    TISCO, Jamshedpur

    (b)

    VSL, Bhadravati

    (c)

    HSL, Durgapur

    (d)

    HSL, Bhilai

    Correct Answer:

  • The rough outline map shows a portion of the Middle East. The countries labelled A, B, C and D are respectively

    (a)

    Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

    (b)

    Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Jordan

    (c)

    Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan

    (d)

    Iraq, Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following statements is correct ? The Prime Minister of India

    (a)

    is free to choose his ministers only from among those who are members of either House of the Parliament

    (b)

    can choose his cabinet colleagues after due counselling by the President of India in this regard

    (c)

    has full discretion in the choice of persons who are to serve as ministers in his cabinet

    (d)

    has only limited powers in the choice of his cabinet colleagues because of the discretionary power vested with the President of India

    Correct Answer:

    (c)