Prelims

(a)

The sea is near to the place in the East, West and South directions

(b)

It is a place near to a city in India, which is nearest to the Geographic Equator

(c)

It is situated on the Geomagnetic Equator

(d)

Outer space near Thumba exhibits queer atmospheric phenomena

(a)

being able to convert rupee notes into gold

(b)

allowing the value of the rupee to be fixed by market forces

(c)

freely permitting the conversion of rupee to other major currencies and vice versa

(d)

developing an international market for currencies in India

(a)

Amritsar

(b)

Patiala

(c)

Lahore

(d)

Kapurthala

(a)

enhanced the powers of the General Assembly in a comprehensive way

(b)

reduced the powers of the General Assembly

(c)

made no difference to the powers of the General Assembly

(d)

empowered the General Assembly to act in specific situations in matters of peace and security

(a)

certain features of the Constitution are so essential to it that they cannot be abrogated

(b)

fundamental rights cannot be abridged or taken away

(c)

the Constitution cannot be amended except in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Art, 368

(d)

the Preamble of the Constitution cannot be amended for it is not a part of the Constitution and at the same time represents its real spirit

(a)

the Siwalik Range

(b)

the Lesser Himalayas

(c)

the Great Himalayan Range

(d)

the Dhaula Dhar Range

(a)

establishment of sheds on large scale, so that the rain water does not evaporate

(b)

undertaking of earthworks, soil conservation measures and tree plantation, so as to conserve soil moisture and recharge underground water

(c)

drilling deep tubewells so as to tap water at the rock-strata level

(d)

setting up a system of tanks by banking water from seasonal rivers

(a)

Dharma — Artha — Kama — Moksha

(b)

Brahmana—Kshatriya—Vaishya—Shudra

(c)

Brahmacharya—Grihastashrama— Vanaprastha — Sanyasa

(d)

Indra — Surya — Rudra — Marut

(a)

the State Duma, the Lower Chamber of the Federal Assembly

(b)

the President, with the consent of the State Duma

(c)

the President, with the consent of the Federal Council

(d)

the Federal Council

(a)

Vallabhbhai Patel and Vinobha Bhave

(b)

Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad

(c)

Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha Narayan Sinha

(d)

Mahadev Desai and Maniben Patel