Consider the following statements regarding the National
Agricultural Policy, 2000(1) It seeks to promote sustainable
agriculture.(2) Emphasis on the development of animal
husbandry, poultry, dairying and aquaculture.(3) It accepts
the need to tax farm incomes.(4) It recognizes women?s
rights in land.Which of the statements given above are correct?
(A) 1 an 3
(B) 3 and 4
(C) 1,2 and 4
(D) 1,2,3 and 4
Which one of the following is not a function of the Cabinet? (a) All the major appointments are made by the Cabinet (b) All the legislative bills which are introduced in the Parliament by the Government are decided by the Cabinet (c) The Budget of the Union government is passed by the Cabinet (d) All important policies of the Government are formulated by the Cabinet
The first PM to have resigned without attending a Parliament session, was: (a) Charan Singh (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri (c) Morarji Desai (d) Indira Gandhi
In India, the first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was (a) Hindustan Commercial Bank (b) Oudh Commercial Bank (c) Punjab National Bank (d) Punjab and Sind Bank
India?s first Over the Counter Stock Exchange is located in: (A) Kolkata (B) New Delhi (C) Mumbai (D) Bangalore
The most important event during the administration of Lord Canning was the: (a) suppression of the Thugs (b) abolition of the Sati (c) introduction of the Doctrine of Lapse (d) Sepoy Mutiny
The hedge-fund, Long Term Capital Management, which was recently embroiled in controversies, was founded by which of the following economists from their Nobel Prize award money? 1 Robert Lucas and Robert Mundell 2 Robert Merton and Myron Scholes 3 J.A.Mirrless and William Vickery 4 Franco Modigliani and Robert Solow
Who Presided over the rapid growth Ranbaxy over the 1970s and 1980s 1 Parvinder Singh 2 Bhai Mohan Singh 3 U.N.Mehta 4 None of the above
What is Electoral College? (a) Where electorates are educated (b) Where electorates assemble (c) Eligible voters for electing the President of India (d) Those who elect speaker
To the royal court of Jahangir, James I, the King of England, sent an ambassador of the name of: (a) John Hawkins (b) William Todd (c) Sir Thomas Roe (d) Sir Walter Raleigh
The characteristic feature of virus is that 1 It lacks chlorophyll 2 It mulftiplies only on dead animals 3 It is made of fats 4 It multiplies only on hosts
Approximately, what percentage of total track kilometers has been electrified for Indian Railways? (A) 18.14 (B) 32.5 (C) 26.28 (D) 3.12
The crucial determinant of the size of the market is 1 Monetary expansion 2 Inducement to invest 3 Productivity 4 Savings