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Exam Year: 1997

  • In which of the following countries will the no-confidence motion to bring down the government passed by the legislature be valid only when the legislature is able to find simultaneously a majority to elect a successor government ?

    (a)

    France

    (b)

    Germany

    (c)

    Italy

    (d)

    Portugal

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Assertion (A): The sponsor and the most prominent figure of the Chisti order of Sufis in India is Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. Reason (R): The Chisti order takes its name from a village Chisti in Ajmer. 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:

    (c)

  • The tail of a comet is directed away from the sun because

    (a)

    as the comet rotates around the sun, the lighter mass of the comet is pushed away due to the centrifugal force alone

    (b)

    as the comet rotates, the lighter mass of the comet is attracted by some star situated in the direction of its tail

    (c)

    the radiation emitted by the sun exerts a radial pressure on the comet throwing its tail away from the sun

    (d)

    the tail of the comet always exists in the same orientation

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • What is the correct sequence of the descending order of the following States in respect of female literacy rates as per the 1991 Census ? I. Mizoram II. Kerala III. Goa IV. Nagaland Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

    (a)

    II, III, I, IV

    (b)

    II, I, III, IV

    (c)

    II, III, IV, I

    (d)

    I, II, IV, III

    Correct Answer:

  • “………They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high cheek bones, sparse hair and medium height.” The reference here is to

    (a)

    Nordic Aryans

    (b)

    Austrics

    (c)

    Negroids

    (d)

    Mongoloids

    Correct Answer:

  • The number of industries for which industrial licensing is required has now been reduced to

    (a)

    15

    (b)

    6

    (c)

    35

    (d)

    20

    Correct Answer:

  • The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and sub-tropical zones is

    (a)

    21°C

    (b)

    18°C

    (c)

    12°C

    (d)

    15°C

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • The head of the military department under the reorganised central machinery of administration during Akbar’s reign was

    (a)

    Diwan

    (b)

    Mir Bakshi

    (c)

    Mir Saman

    (d)

    Bakshi

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • The average rate of domestic savings (gross) for the Indian economy is currently estimated to be in the range of

    (a)

    15 to 20 per cent

    (b)

    20 to 25 per cent

    (c)

    25 to 30 per cent

    (d)

    30 to 35 per cent

    Correct Answer:

  • The economic and monetary union of 15 European Countries is proposed to be made by 1999. But the currencies of two countries, Franc, have already the same value and circulate freely in both the countries. The countries are

    (a)

    France and Switzerland

    (b)

    Switzerland and Luxembourg

    (c)

    Luxembourg and Belgium

    (d)

    France and Belgium

    Correct Answer: