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Exam Year: 2000

  • The new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) series released by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) in February 1999 is with reference to base price of

    (a)

    1991-92

    (b)

    1992-93

    (c)

    1993-94

    (d)

    1994-95

    Correct Answer:

  • Consider the following statements : I. Maharashtra has the highest acreage under jawar in India. II. Gujarat is the largest producer of groundnut in India. III. Rajasthan has the largest area of cultivable wastelands in India. IV. Andhra Pradesh has the highest per hectare yield of maize in India. Which of these statements are correct ?

    (a)

    I and IV

    (b)

    II and III

    (c)

    I and III

    (d)

    II and IV

    Correct Answer:

  • Match the cities labelled as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the given map with the names of the institutes located in these cities and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the institutes. Names of Institutes (A) Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (B) Central Sheep Breeding Farm (C) National Dairy Research Institute (D) National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management

    (a)

    A-5, B-1, C-3, D-2

    (b)

    A-5, B-2, C-1, D-4

    (c)

    A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

    (d)

    A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

    Correct Answer:

  • A rise in ‘SENSEX’ means

    (a)

    a rise in prices of shares of all companies registered with Bombay Stock Exchange

    (b)

    a rise in prices of shares of all companies registered with National Stock Exchange

    (c)

    an overall rise in prices of shares of group of companies registered with Bombay Stock Exchange

    (d)

    a rise in prices of shares of all companies belonging to a group of companies registered with Bombay Stock Exchange

    Correct Answer:

  • The Indian National Army (INA) came into existence in 1943 in

    (a)

    Japan

    (b)

    Burma

    (c)

    Singapore

    (d)

    Malaya

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • Which one of the following statements about a Money Bill is not correct ?

    (a)

    A Money Bill can be tabled in either House of Parliament

    (b)

    The Speaker of Lok Sabha is the final authority to decide whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not

    (c)

    The Rajya Sabha must return a Money Bill passed by Lok Sabha and send it for consideration within 14 days

    (d)

    The President cannot return a Money Bill to Lok Sabha for reconsideration

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • The correct sequence in decreasing order of the four sugarcane producing States in India is

    (a)

    Maharashtra, U.P., Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

    (b)

    U.P., Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

    (c)

    Maharashtra, U.P., Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

    (d)

    U.P., Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

    Correct Answer:

  • Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?

    (a)

    Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces

    (b)

    A bicameral legislature

    (c)

    Provincial autonomy

    (d)

    An All-India Federation

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • The Parliament can make any law for the whole or any part of India for implementing International treaties

    (a)

    with the consent of all the States

    (b)

    with the consent of the majority of States

    (c)

    with the consent of the States concerned

    (d)

    without the consent of any State

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • The upper part of the given graph is a hypothetical movement in the BSE Sensex over a few months and the lower part is the fluctuation in the average value of automobile shares in the same period (actual values not given). Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the graphs ?

    (a)

    The automobile share market has been as unstable as BSE Sensex in that period

    (b)

    There has been a major political change in June/July

    (c)

    Automobile shares have shown a steady improvement in price, unaffected by large fluctuations in BSE Sensex

    (d)

    None of the above

    Correct Answer: