. Though a few (gas-based) industries have already been established good reserves of natural gas in India remain unutilized. This vast resource of natural gas can be used in the production of (a) Fertilizers (b) Carbide (c) Graphite (d) Synthetic Petroleum

. Among the four political parties listed below, which one was the last to be formed? (a) The Conservative Party in Britain (b) The Democratic Party in U.S.A (c) The Republican Party in U.S.A (d) The Indian National Congress

. Haemophilia is a hereditary disease carried by (a) Females and expressed by females (b) Females and expressed by males (c) Males and expressed by females (d) Males and expressed by males

ICAD,

. Soils of western Rajasthan have a high content of (a) Alluminium (b) Calcium (c) Nitrogen (d) Phosphorus

SSC, TCS,

. Which one of the following comes under the jurisdiction of both the High Court and the Supreme Court? (a) Disputes between the Centre and the states (b) Disputes between the States inter se (c) Protection of the Fundamental Rights (d) Protection against the violation of the Constitution

. Most-Favoured-Nations (MFN) clause under GATT implies (a) Most favour to some countries (b) Most favour to all countries (c) No favour to any country (d) No favour to some countries

. The Anti-Defection Law was enacted as early as 1979 in (a) Kerala (b) Jammu and Kashmir (c) West Bengal (d) Tamil Nadu

APPSC, APSPSC, KAS Exam, RET, TNPSC Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission,

. Which one of the following is INCORRECT in respect of Parliamentary control over the Budget? (a) Parliament has no say in the preparation of the budget (b) Parliament has the power to increase expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund (c) Parliament has no power to impose a tax without the President’s recommendation (d) Parliament has no power to increase a tax without the President’s recommendation

. The first political organization established in India in 1838 was known as (a) British India Society (b) Bengal British India Society (c) Settlers Association (d) Zamindary Association

. Eurodollars are (a) A currency issued by European Monetary Union (b) Special currency issued by federal government of U.S.A to be used only in Europe (c) U.S. dollars circulating in Europe (d) European currencies exchanged for the U.S. dollar in U.S

. “Indian cotton merchant; banker; Congressman and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi”. This description fits (a) G.D. Birla (b) M.R. Jayakar (c) Jamnalal Bajaj (d) V.S. Srinivasa Sastri

IBM,

. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I List II (Features of the Indian (Borrowed from) Constitution) A. Fundamental Rights 1. U.K B. Parliamentary system 2. U.S.A of Government C. Emergency provisions 3. Ireland D. Directive principles of 4. German Reich State Policy 5. Canada A B C D (a) 2 4 5 1 (b) 5 1 3 4 (c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 1 2 4 3

. Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term ‘drain theory’ as propounded by Dadabhai Naoroji? (a) That the resources of the country were being utilized in the interest of Britain (b) That a part of India’s national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material returns (c) That the British industrialists were being given an opportunity to invest in India under the protection of the imperial power (d) That the British goods were being imported to the country making it poorer day by day

The blood pressure values of four persons are given below: 1. Mrs. X 90/60 2. Mr. X 160/120 3. Mr. Y 120/80 4. Mrs. Y 140/100 who among the following has normal blood pressure? (a) Mrs. X (b) Mr. X (c) Mrs. Y (d) Mr. Y

. Which arrangement of the following would show the correct sequence of demographic transition as typically associated with economic development? 1. High birth rate with high death rate. 2. Low birth rate with low death rate. 3. High birth rate with low death rate. Choose the answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 1, 3, 2 (c) 3, 1, 2 (d) 2, 1, 3