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Exam Year: 1999

  • From the third century AD when the Hun invasion ended the Roman Empire, the Indian merchants relied more and more on the

    (a)

    African trade

    (b)

    West-European trade

    (c)

    South-East Asian trade

    (d)

    Middle-Eastern trade

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • The paintings of Abanindranath Tagore are classified as

    (a)

    realistic

    (b)

    socialistic

    (c)

    revivalistic

    (d)

    impressionistic

    Correct Answer:

  • The minimum land area recommended for forest cover to maintain proper ecological balance in India is

    (a)

    25%

    (b)

    33%

    (c)

    43%

    (d)

    53%

    Correct Answer:

  • Consider the following statements regarding the National Human Rights Commission of India: I. Its Chairman must be a retired Chief Justice of India. II. It has formations in each state as State Human Rights Commission. III. Its powers are only recommendatory in nature. IV. It is mandatory to appoint a woman as a member of the Commission. Which of the above statements are correct ?

    (a)

    I, II, III and IV

    (b)

    II and IV

    (c)

    II and III

    (d)

    I and III

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • A British citizen staying in India cannot claim Right to

    (a)

    Freedom of trade and profession

    (b)

    Equality before the Law

    (c)

    Protection of life and personal liberty

    (d)

    Freedom of religion

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was

    (a)

    Amir Khusru

    (b)

    Mirza Ghalib

    (c)

    Bahadur Shah Zafar

    (d)

    Faiz

    Correct Answer:

  • Consider the following temperature and rainfall data . The climate to which this data pertains is

    (a)

    St. Lawrence type

    (b)

    China type

    (c)

    West European type

    (d)

    Mediterranean type

    Correct Answer:

  • The Employment Assurance Scheme envisages financial assistance to rural areas for guaranteeing employment to at least

    (a)

    50 per cent of the men and women seeking jobs in rural areas

    (b)

    50 per cent of the men seeking jobs in rural areas

    (c)

    one man and one woman in a rural family living below the poverty line

    (d)

    None of the above

    Correct Answer:

  • Tourism industry in India is quite small compared to many other countries in terms of India’s potential and size. Which one of the following statements is correct in this regard ?

    (a)

    Distances in India are too far apart and its luxury hotels are too expensive for western tourists

    (b)

    For most of the months India is too hot for western tourists to feel comfortable

    (c)

    Most of the picturesque resorts in India such as in the North-East and Kashmir are, for all practical purposes, out of bounds

    (d)

    In India, the infrastructure required for attracting tourists is inadequate

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the areas marked as A, B, C and D in the given figure of the cyclone, witnesses heavy torrential short-duration rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms ?

    (a)

    A

    (b)

    B

    (c)

    C

    (d)

    D

    Correct Answer: