Prelims

Consider the figure of a fountain with four holes given below : Which one of the holes in the fountain will throw the water farthest ?

The pitch of the voice of women is in general

Which of the following international events influenced the course of the national movement in India before the advent of Mahatma Gandhi ? . Italian-Abyssinian War, 1898 II. Boxer Movement in China III. Revolutionary Movement in Ireland IV. Victory of Japan in the Russo-Japanese War Choose the correct answer from the code given below.

Which of the following are the purposes to which the National Renewal Fund has been set up ? I. To restructure sick small scale industries. II. To help workers likely to be displaced due to retrenchment in the process of industrial restructuring. III. To modernise existing industrial units. IV. To help refugees from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka etc. Choose the correct answer from the code given below :

The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs in

Even though the Railways are the most pervasive mode of transport in India, it is the road transport which received the maximum impetus in most of the post-independence period. Which of the following are the reasons for this ? I. Railways are cheap to operate but the associated capital costs are very high. II. Given the geographic spread of the human settlements, it is unrealistic that the railways alone can serve the needs of transport. III. The per unit (tonne/km) cost of transport is cheaper in road compared to rail transport. IV. Given the indivisible nature of the Railways, it is not always convenient for the population to avail of it with the same ease as private cars, buses or two-wheelers. Select the correct answer from the codes given below

What is common among Madam Bhikaji Cama, M. Barkatulla, V.V.S. Iyer and M.N. Roy ?

Consider the map of India given below : The map shows

Which of the following are correctly matched ?

The Mansabdari System introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in