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Economics › Finance/Capital Market

Economics › Finance/Capital Market

2008

What does S & P 500 relate to?

Options

(a)

Supercomputer

(b)

A new technique in e-business

(c)

A new technique in bridge building

(d)

An index of stocks of large companies

Answer

(D)
Economics › Miscellaneous

Economics › Miscellaneous

2008

How much is one barrel of oil approximately equal to?

Options

(a)

131 litres

(b)

159 litres

(c)

257 litres

(d)

321 litres

Answer

(B)
Economics › National Income Accounting(GDP)

Economics › National Income Accounting(GDP)

2008

Which of the following pairs about India’s economic indicator and agricultural production (all in rounded figures) are correctly matched?
1. GDP per capita (current prices): Rs 37,000
2. Rice: 180 million tons
3. Wheat: 75 million tons.

Options

(a)

1, 2 and 3

(b)

1 and 2 Only

(c)

2 and 3 Only

(d)

1 and 3 Only

Answer

(D)
Environment › Flagship SpeciesXCharacteristics

Environment › Flagship SpeciesXCharacteristics

2008

Among the following, which one is not an ape?

Options

(a)

Gibbon

(b)

Gorilla

(c)

Langur

(d)

Orangutan

Answer

(C)
Environment › National Parks

Environment › National Parks

2008

Out of all the Biosphere Reserves in India, four have been recognized on the World Network by UNESCO. Which one of the following is not one of them?

Options

(a)

Gulf of Mannar

(b)

Kanchenjunga

(c)

Nanda Devi

(d)

Sunderbans

Answer

(B)
Environment › National Parks

2008

Which one among the following has the maximum number of National Parks?

Options

(a)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(b)

Arunachal Pradesh

(c)

Assam

(d)

Meghalaya

Answer

(A)
Environment › PollutionXSources

Environment › PollutionXSources

2008

What is Bisphenol A (BPA)?

Options

(a)

A medical test for detecting cancer

(b)

A test for testing the use of drugs to improve performance by athletes

(c)

A chemical used for the development of food-packaging materials

(d)

A special type of alloy steel

Answer

(C)
Environment › PollutionXSources

2008

Which of the above are sources of methane, a major greenhouse gas?

Options

(a)

1 and 4 only

(b)

2 and 3 only

(c)

1, 2 and 3 only

(d)

1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer

(D)
Environment › Rio Family/UNFCCC/IPCC

Environment › Rio Family/UNFCCC/IPCC

2008

Consider the following statements:
1. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in respect of carbon credits is one of the Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms.
2. Under the CDM, the projects handled pertain only to the Annex-I countries.

Options

(a)

1 Only

(b)

2 Only

(c)

Both 1 and 2

(d)

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

(A)
Environment › Rio Family/UNFCCC/IPCC

2008

Where was the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio+10) held?

Options

(a)

Davos

(b)

Nova Scotia

(c)

Johannesburg

(d)

Shanghai

Answer

(C)

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