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Exam Year: 1999

  • Which one of the following ports handled the north Indian trade during the Gupta period ?

    (a)

    Tamralipti

    (b)

    Broach

    (c)

    Kalyan

    (d)

    Cambray

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Among which one of the following sets of social/religious groups is the extent of poverty the highest, as per Government statistics for the nineties ?

    (a)

    Muslims in Kerala, Gujarat and A.P.

    (b)

    Tribals in Bihar, Orissa, M.P. and Maharashtra

    (c)

    Scheduled Castes in Punjab, Western UP, northern Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu

    (d)

    Christians in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam

    Correct Answer:

  • At which one of the following positions shown in the diagram will the height of the ocean tide be maximum ?

    (a)

    M1

    (b)

    M2

    (c)

    M3

    (d)

    M4

    Correct Answer:

  • Consider the following statements : Industrial development in India, to an extent, is constrained by I. lack of adequate entrepreneurship and leadership in business. II. lack of savings to invest. III. lack of technology, skills and infrastructure. IV. limited purchasing power among the larger masses. Which of the above statements are correct ?

    (a)

    I, II and III

    (b)

    I, III and IV

    (c)

    II, III and IV

    (d)

    I, II and IV

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following statements regarding the levying, collecting and distribution of Income Tax is correct ?

    (a)

    The Union levies, collects and distributes the proceeds of income-tax between itself and the States

    (b)

    The Union levies, collects and keeps all the proceeds of income-tax to itself

    (c)

    The Union levies and collects the tax but all the proceeds are distributed among the States

    (d)

    Only the surcharge levied on income-tax is shared between the Union and the States

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • In the given map, which one of the following pairs of ocean currents is shown?

    (a)

    Benguela and Falkland

    (b)

    Canary and Humboldt

    (c)

    Agulhas and Guinea

    (d)

    Benguela and Guinea

    Correct Answer:

  • The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of

    (a)

    Aurobindo Ghosh

    (b)

    Bal Gangadhar Tilak

    (c)

    Lala Lajpat Rai

    (d)

    Mahatma Gandhi

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • Consider the following statements : The striking feature of the Jama Masjid in Kashmir completed by Zain-ul-Abidin include(s) I. turret. II. similarity with Buddhist pagodas. III. Persian style. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

    (a)

    I alone

    (b)

    I, II and III

    (c)

    II and III

    (d)

    I and III

    Correct Answer:

  • The Ravva offshore block, with great potential for oil, is located in

    (a)

    Krishna-Godavari basin

    (b)

    Cauvery basin

    (c)

    Mahanadi basin

    (d)

    Palar-Pennar basin

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • Consider the following statements about the recent amendments to the Election Law by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1996 : I. Any conviction for the offence of insulting the Indian National flag or the Constitution of India shall entail disqualification for contesting elections to Parliament and State Legislatures for six years from the date of conviction. II. There is an increase in the security deposit which a candidate has to make to contest the election to the Lok Sabha. III. A candidate cannot now stand for election from more than one Parliamentary constituency. IV. No election will now be countermanded on the death of a contesting candidate. Which of the above statements are correct ?

    (a)

    II and III

    (b)

    I, II and IV

    (c)

    I and III

    (d)

    I, II, III and IV

    Correct Answer:

    (b)