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61.Which
of the following is not
a recommendation of the
task force on direct
taxes under the
chairmanship of Dr Vijay
L. Kelkar in the year
2002?
a.
Abolition of Wealth Tax
b.
Increase in the
exemption limit of
personal income to Rs
1.20 lakh for widows
c.
Elimination of standard
deduction
d.
Exemption from tax on
dividends and capital
gains from the listed
equity
62.Match
List-I (Books) with
List-II (Authors) and
select the correct
answer using the codes
given below the Lists:
List-I
(Books)
A.
My
Presidential Years
B.
The Hindu
View of Life
C.
Voice of
Conscience
D.
Without
Fear or Favour
List-II
(Authors)
1.
S.Radhakrishnan
2.
V. V. Giri
3.
N. Sanjiva
Reddy
4.
R.
Venkataraman
Codes:
a.
A-2
B-1
C-4
D-3
b. A-4
B-3
C-2
D-1
c.
A-2
B-3
C-4
D-1
d.
A-4
B-1
C-2
D-3
63.Consider
the following
statements:
1.
Adam
Osborne produced the
first portable computer.
2.
Ian Wilmut
created the first cloned
sheep.
Which
of the statements given
above is/ are correct?
a.1
only
b.2
only
c.
Both 1 and 2
d.
Neither 1 nor 2
64.What
was the reason for 5
lakh people of
Hong Kong
to make a demonstration
around the middle of
2003?
a.
They were demanding tax
relief
b.
They were against the
Hong Kong Government�s
plan to impose an
internal security law
c.
They were the members of
Falun Gong group who
were demanding religious
freedom
d.
They were demanding more
direct elections in
Hong Kong
.
65.
Consider the following
statements:
1.
National
Thermal Power
Corporation has
diversified into
hydropower sector.
2.
Power Grid
Corporation of
India
has diversified into
telecom sector.
Which
of the statements given
above is/ are correct?
a.1
only
b.2
only
c.
Both 1 and 2
d.
Neither 1 nor 2
66.The
Ramon Magsaysay Award
winner Shanta Sinha is
known as
a.
A campaigner for urban
sanitation
b.
An anti-child labour
activist
c.
An organizer of rain
water harvesting schemes
d.
An activist for the
welfare of poor rural
women
67.
Consider the following
statements:
1.
Damodar
Valley Corporation is
the first multipurpose
river valley project of
independent
India
2.
Damodar
Valley Corporation
includes thermal and gas
power stations.
Which
of the statements given
above is/ are correct?
a.1
only
b.2
only
c.Both
1 and 2
d.Neither
1 nor 2
68.
Match List-I (Persons)
with List-II (Positions)
and select the correct
answer using the codes
given below the Lists:
List-I
(Persons)
A.
B.P.Mishra
B.
Suresh
Kalamadi
C.
Praful
Patel
D.
V. S. Jain
List-II
(Positions)
1.
Executive
Director, IMF
2.
Chairman,
Steel Authority of India
Ltd
3.
President,
Indian Olympic
Association
4.
Vice
President, South Asian
Region, World Bank
Codes:
a.
A-4
B-2
C-1
D-3
b. A-1
B-3
C-4
D-2
c.
A-4
B-3
C-1
D-2
d.
A-1
B-2
C-4
D-3
69.Who
among the following is
the well known as an
exponent of flute?
a.
Debu Choudhuri
b.
Madhup Mudgal
c.
Ronu Mazumdar
d.
Shafaat Ahmad
70.
Consider the following
statements
Among the Indian
States
1.
Andhra
Pradesh has the longest
coastline
2.
Gujarat
has the highest number
of airports
Which
of the statements given
above is/ are correct?
a.1
only
b.2
only
c.
Both 1 and 2
d.
Neither 1 nor 2
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check references
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the page, .. they also
provide useful
supplements
71.Tarun
Bharat Sangh, an
organisation based in a
village near Alwar
(Rajasthan), has become
famous because of
a.
cultivation of
genetically modified
cotton
b.
rehabilitation of women
victims of AIDS
c.
livelihood projects for
destitute rural women
d.
rain-water harvesting
72.Consider
the following
statements:
1.
The
National Housing Bank,
the apex institution of
housing finance in
India
, was set up as a
wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Reserve Bank of
India
2.
The Small
Industries Development
Bank of
India
was established as a
wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Industrial
Development Bank of
India
.
Which
of the statements given
above is/ are correct?
a.1
only
b.2
only
c.
Both 1 and 2
d.
Neither 1 nor 2
73.Param
Padma, which was in news
recently, is
a.
A new Civilian Award
instituted by the
Government of India
b.
The name of a
supercomputer developed
by
India
c.
The name given to a
proposed network of
canals linking northern
and southern rivers of
India
d.
A software programme to
facilitate e-governance
in Madhya Pradesh
74.Consider
the following
statements:
1.
The loans
disbursed to farmers
under Kisan Credit Card
Scheme are covered under
Rashtriya Krishi Beema
Yojna of Life Insurance
Corporation of
India
.
2.
The Kisan
Credit Card holders are
provided personal
accident insurance of Rs
50,000 for accidental
death and 25,000 for
permanent disability.
Which
of the statements given
above is/ are correct?
a.1
only
b.2
only
c.
Both 1 and 2
d..
Neither 1 nor 2
75.Consider
the following
statements:
1.
Regarding
the procurement of food
grains, Government of
India follows
procurement target
rather than an
open-ended procurement
policy.
2.
Government
of
India
announces minimum
support prices only for
cereals.
3.
For
distribution under
Targeted Public
Distribution System (TPDS),
wheat and rice are
issued by the Government
of India at uniform
central issue prices to
the States/
Union
Territories
.
Which
of the statements given
above is/ are correct?
a.1
and 2
b.2
only
c.1
and 3
d.3
only
76.Consider
the following
statements:
India
continues to be
dependent on imports to
meet the requirement of
oilseeds in the country
because
1.
farmers
prefer to grow food
grains with highly
remunerative support
prices
2.
most of
the cultivation of
oilseed crops continues
to be dependent on
rainfall
3.
oils from
the seeds of tree origin
and rice bran have
remained unexploited
4.
it is far
cheaper to import
oilseeds than to
cultivate the oilseed
crops
Which
of the statements given
above are correct?
a.1
and 2
b.1,
2 and 3
c.3
and 4
d.1,
2, 3 and 4
77.World�s
longest ruling head of
government is from
a.
Switzerland
b.
Cuba
c.
Zimbabwe
d.
New Zealand
78.
Liberia
was in the international
news in the recent times
for
a.
harbouring terrorism
associated with
religious fundamentalism
b.
supplying raw uranium to
North Korea
c.
its long-running civil
war killing or
displacing thousands of
people
d.
cultivation of
drug-yielding crops and
smuggling of drugs.
79.Consider
the following
statements:
1.
P.V.
Narasimha Rao�s
government established
diplomatic relations
between
India
and
Israel
.
2.
Ariel
Sharon is the second
Prime Minister of Israel
to have visited
India
.
Which
of the statements given
above is/ are correct?
a.1
only
b.2
only
c.
Both 1 and 2
d..
Neither 1 nor 2
80.The
reason for
Chechnya
to be in the news
recently is
a.
discovery of huge
reserves of oil
b.
separatist rebellious
activities by the local
people
c.
continuous conflict
between the government
troops and ht enarcotic
mafia resulting in a
great loss of human life
d.
intense cold wave
killing hundreds of
people
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