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Exam Year: 2001

  • Consider the following statements regarding the High Courts in India : I. There are eighteen High Courts in the country. II. Three of them have jurisdiction over more than one State. III. No Union Territory has a High Court of its own. IV. Judges of the High Court hold office till the age of 62. Which of these statements is/are correct ?

    (a)

    I, II and IV

    (b)

    II and III

    (c)

    I and IV

    (d)

    IV only

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • The theme of the World Development Report, 2001 is

    (a)

    From Plan to Market

    (b)

    Knowledge for Development

    (c)

    Attacking Poverty

    (d)

    The State in the Changing World

    Correct Answer:

  • Who amongst the following Englishmen, first translated Bhagavad-Gita into English ?

    (a)

    William Jones

    (b)

    Charles Wilkins

    (c)

    Alexander Cunningham

    (d)

    John Marshall

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • In which one of the following areas does the State Government NOT have control over its local bodies ?

    (a)

    Citizen’s grievances

    (b)

    Financial matters

    (c)

    Legislation

    (d)

    Personnel matters

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • Consider the following statements about the minorities in India : I. The Government of India has notified five communities, namely, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians as Minorities. II. The National Commission for Minorities was given statutory status in 1993. III. The smallest religious minority in India are the Zoroastrians. IV. The Constitution of India recognises and protects religious and linguistic minorities. Which of these statements are correct ?

    (a)

    II and III

    (b)

    I and IV

    (c)

    II, III and IV

    (d)

    I, II and IV

    Correct Answer:

  • The temperature and rainfall of a meteorological station are given below: which region is represented by the climate ?

    (a)

    Mediterranean region

    (b)

    Monsoon region

    (c)

    Steppe region

    (d)

    N.W. European region

    Correct Answer:

  • The chess player Alexi Shirov represents

    (a)

    Albania

    (b)

    Kazhakstan

    (c)

    Russia

    (d)

    Spain

    Correct Answer:

  • Who among the following, was the President of the All-India States’ Peoples’ Conference in 1939 ?

    (a)

    Jaya Prakash Narayan

    (b)

    Jawaharlal Nehru

    (c)

    Sheikh Abdullah

    (d)

    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • ,

    Consider the following organisations :
    I. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Research and Exploration
    II. Heavy Water Board
    III. Indian Rare Earths Limited
    IV. Uranium Corporation of India
    Which of these is/are under the Department of Atomic Energy ?

    (a)

    I only

    (b)

    I and IV

    (c)

    II, III and IV

    (d)

    I, II, III and IV

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

  • The new series of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) released by the Government of India is with reference to the base prices of

    (a)

    1981-82

    (b)

    1990-91

    (c)

    1993-94

    (d)

    1994-95

    Correct Answer: