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Exam Year: 2013

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    A rise in general level of prices may be caused by
    1. an increase in the money supply
    2. a decrease in the aggregate level of output
    3. an increase in the effective demand
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    1 and 2 only

    (c)

    2 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    An increase in the Bank Rate generally indicates that the

    (a)

    market rate of interest is likely to fall

    (b)

    Central bank is no longer making loans to commercial banks

    (c)

    Central Bank is following an easy money policy

    (d)

    Central Bank is following a tight money policy

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Due to improper/indiscriminate disposal of old and used computers or their parts, which of the
    following are released into the environment as e-waste?
    (1). Beryllium
    (2). Cadmium
    (3). Chromium
    (4). Heptachlor
    (5). Mercury
    (6). Lead
    (7). Plutonium
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

    (a)

    1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 only

    (b)

    1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 only

    (c)

    2, 4, 5 and 7 only

    (d)

    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    The known forces of nature can be divided into four classes, viz., gravity, electromagnetism, weak nuclear force and strong nuclear force. With reference to them, which one of the following statements is not correct?

    (a)

    Gravity is the strongest of the four

    (b)

    Eletromagnetism ats only on particles with an electric charge

    (c)

    Weak nuclear force causes radioactivity

    (d)

    Strong nuclear force holds protons and neutrons inside the nucleus of an atom

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

  • ,

    The Parliament can make any law for 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)

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    With reference to the food chains in ecosystems, which of the following kinds of organism is/are
    known as decomposer organism/organisms?
    1.Virus
    2.Fungi
    3.Bacteria
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
    Geographical Feature – Region

    (a)

    Abyssinian Plateau : Arabia

    (b)

    Atlas Mountains : North-Western Africa

    (c)

    Guiana Highlands : South-Western Africa

    (d)

    Okavango Basin : Patagonia

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India?

    (a)

    Engineering

    (b)

    Paper and pulp

    (c)

    Textiles

    (d)

    Thermal power

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.
    The above statement best describes which of the following regions?

    (a)

    African Savannah

    (b)

    Central Asian Steppe

    (c)

    North American Prairie

    (d)

    Siberian Tundra

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • ,

    Supply of money remaining the same when there is an increase in demand for money, there will be

    (a)

    a fall in the level of prices

    (b)

    an increase in the rate of interest

    (c)

    a decrease in the rate of interest

    (d)

    an increase in the level of income and employment

    Correct Answer:

    (b)