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Exam Year: 1998

  • Nobel Prize in Economics for the year 1997 was awarded for contribution in the area of

    (a)

    International Economics

    (b)

    Financial Economics

    (c)

    Public Economics

    (d)

    Development Economics

    Correct Answer:

  • Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant

    (a)

    extra payment made to the nobles

    (b)

    revenue assigned in lieu of salary

    (c)

    excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars

    (d)

    illegal exactions extracted from the peasants

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • The discovery of Oak flora in 1966 added a new chapter to the history of Indian Sericulture. Which one of the following states is the leading producer of Oak tasar silk ?

    (a)

    Assam

    (b)

    Bihar

    (c)

    Manipur

    (d)

    Orissa

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • What is the correct chronological order in which the following appeared in India ?
    I. Gold coins
    II. Punch-marked silver coins
    III. Iron plough
    IV. Urban culture
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below : Codes :

    (a)

    III, IV, I, II

    (b)

    III, IV, II, I

    (c)

    IV, III, I, II

    (d)

    IV, III, II, I

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Which one of the following events, was characterised by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’ ?

    (a)

    Killing of INA activists

    (b)

    Massacre of Jallianwalla Bagh

    (c)

    Shooting of the Mahatma

    (d)

    Shooting of Curzon-Wythe

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Commercial production of mineral oil has started recently in which one of the areas of India, labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough map given below :

    (a)

    1

    (b)

    2

    (c)

    3

    (d)

    4

    Correct Answer:

  • The banks are required to maintain a certain ratio between their cash in hand and total assets. This is called

    (a)

    SBR (Statutory Bank Ratio)

    (b)

    SLR (Statutory Liquid Ratio)

    (c)

    CBR (Central Bank Reserve)

    (d)

    CLR (Central Liquid Reserve)

    Correct Answer:

  • Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because

    (a)

    there was no Indian Member in the Commission

    (b)

    it supported the Muslim League

    (c)

    Congress felt that the people of India are entitled to Swaraj

    (d)

    there were differences among the members

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the Extremist movement because of the

    (a)

    influence of Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan

    (b)

    anti-Muslim attitude of extremist leaders

    (c)

    indifference shown to Muslim aspirations

    (d)

    Extremists’ policy of harping on Hindu past

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Forest areas have been labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough outline map given: Among these, those which were threatened in 1997 by a serious epidemic include

    (a)

    teak forests of 3 and 4

    (b)

    oaks forests of 1 and sal forests of 2

    (c)

    sal forests of 3

    (d)

    sandalwood forests of 4

    Correct Answer: