62. Which one of the following statements is correct?
Deccan Odyseey’s [2004]
(a) a book on Chhatrapati Shivaji
(b) a warship recently acquired by the Indian Navy
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(c) a recently started air service between Mumbai and Colombo
(d) a luxury train which travels through Maharashtra and includes Goa in its journey
63. Match List I (Books) with List II (Authors) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: [2004]
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A. My Presidential Years – 1. S. Radhakrishnan
B. The Hindu View of Life – 2. V.V.Giri
C. Voice of Conscience – 3. N. Sanjiva Reddy
D. Without Fear or favour – 4. R. Venkataraman
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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
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(d) A-4;B-1;C -2;D-3
64. Consider the following statements:
1. Hema Malini is the Chairperson of the Children’s Film Society India
2. Yash Chopra is the Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification of India
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3. Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoorand Dev Anand have all been recipients of Dada Saheb Phalke
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [2004]
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 only (d) 3 only
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65. Who among the following is not a member of the investment commission formed in December 2004? [2005]
(a) Ratan Tata (b) Deepak Parekh
(c) Ashok Ganguly (d) Kumarmangalam/Biria
66. Match items in List I with those in the List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2005]
List-I (Location) – List II (Known for/ in News for)
A. Kakinada – 1. Sky Bus Metro rail test-run
B. Dundigal – 2. ITC paper board unit
C. Margao – 3. Bio-diesel plant
D. Bhadrachalam – 4. Indian Air Force Academy
Codes:
(a) A-2; B-1;C-4; D-3
(b) A-3; B-4;C-1; D-2
(c) A-2; B-4;C-1; D-3
(d) A-3; B-1;C-4; D-2
67. Consider the following statements: [2005]
1. Second World Buddhist Summit was held in Bangkok in November-December, 2004.
2. World Punjabi Conference was held in Jalandhar in December, 2004.
3. 4th Meeting of the SAARC Trade Ministers was held in Islamabad in November, 2004.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 3 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1,2 and 3
68. Whose autobiography is the book ‘My Music, My Life’? [2005]
(a) Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma
(b) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
(c) Pandit Ravi Shankar
(d) Ustad Zakir Hussaimn.
69. Which one of the following airports in India is the first to be owned by a public limited company? [2005]
(a) Dabolim Airport, Goa
(b) Cochin airport
(c) Hyderabad airport
(d) Bangalore airport
70. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2005]
List-1 (Person) – List-II (Organization)
A. V.R. S. Natrajan – 1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
B. A.K. Pun – 2. Air India
C. V. Thulasidas – 3. Maruti Udyog Limited
D. Jagdish Khattar – 4. Bharat Earth Moves Limited
5. Indian Space Research Organization.
Codes:
(a) A-2; B-3; C-5; D-1
(b) A-4; B-1; C-2; D-3
(c) A-2; B-1; C-5;D-3
(d) A -4; B -3; C-2; D -1
71. Who among the following is the President of the FICCI? [2005]
(a) Sunil Mittal (b) Brijmohan Lai Munjal
(c) Onkar S. Kunwar (d) Vivek Burman
72. Consider the following statements: [2005]
1. During the year 2004, India’s foreign exchange reserves did not exceed the 125 billion U.S. Dollar mark.
2. The series of index number of wholesale prices introduced from April, 2000 has the year 1993-94 as base year.
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. Which one of the following companies has started a rural marketing network called ‘e-chaupals’? [2005]
(a) ITC
(b) Dabur
(c) Procor and Gamble
(d) Hindustan Liver
74. For which one of the following items, is Tirupur well known as a huge exporter to many parts of the world?
(a) Gems and Jewellery (b) Leather goods
(c) Knitted garments (d) Handicrafts
75. Which one among the following was awarded the CSIR. Diamond Jubilee Technology Award-2004 in September, 2005 by the Prime Minister of India? [2006]
(a) Infosys Technologies Ltd.
(b) Midas Communication Technologies
(c) Tata Consultancy Services
(d) Biocon India Ltd.
76. Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research? [2006]
(a) President of India
(b) Vice-President of India
(c) Prime Minister of India
(d) Union Minister of Science and Technology
77. Indian Airlines are have redesigned their logo which is a graphic wheel. This logo has been inspired from which one of the following? [2006]
(a) Hampi Temple
(b) Mamallapuram Temple
(c) Sun Temple of Konark
(d) Khajuraho Temple
78. Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the linking of two rivers as a link project. Which are these two rivers? [2006]
(a) Betwa and Chambal (b) Betwa and Ken
(c) Chambal and Son (d) Ken and Narmada
79. What is IndoNext which was launched in January, 2005? [2006]
(a) A new scheme to promote Indian tourism.
(b) A new scheme to promote export of Indian handicrafts.
(c) An association of the Non-Resident Indians to organize Bhartiya Divas every year in India.
(d) An alternative trading platfonn being promoted by the Mumbai Stock Exchange and Regional Stock Exchanges.
80. Consider the following statements: [2006]
1. In India, during the financial year 2004-2005 an increase of below 10% over the value of exports (in rupee terms) in the financial year 2003-2004 was reported.
2. According to the WTO, India share in the world merchandise exports crosses 2% in the year 2005.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
81. With reference to the Government of India various programmes, what is Nirmal Gram Puraskar? [2006]
(a) It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for the single girl child in families in villages.
(b) It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for female sportspersons from villages who represent their states in any game.
(c) It is an incentive scheme for schools in the villages for computer education.
(d) It is an incentive scheme for Panchayati Raj Institutions.
82. Consider the following statements: [2006]
1. According to the census 2001, Kerala has the smallest gap in male and female literacy rates among the 28 states of India (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).
2. According to the Census 2001, Rajasthan has literacy rate above the national average literacy rate.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor2
83. To which one of the following processes is the term CMYK related? [2006]
(a) Railway signaling (b) Navigation
(c) Offset printing (d) Electronic voting machine
84. Consider the following statements: [2006]
1. The agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) came into effect from 1st December, 2005.
2. As per SAFTA agreement terms, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have to decrease their custom duties to the level of 0 to 5 per cent by the year 2013.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
85. Consider the following statements: [2007]
1. The Judges (Inquiry) Bill 2006 contemplates to establish a Judicial Council which will receive complaints against Judges of the Supreme Court including the Chief Justice of India, High Court Chief Justices and Judges.
2. Under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, a women can file a petition before a 1st Class Judicial Magistrate.
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
86. Shahgarh area in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan was in news in the year 2006 because of which one of the following?
[2007]
(a) Finding high quality gas reserves
(b) Finding uranium depoists
(c) Finding zinc depoists
(d) Installation of wind power units
87. Who among the following have been the Union Finance Ministers of India? [2007]
1. VP Singh 2. R Venkataraman
3. Y B Chavan 4. Pranab Mukherjee
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
88. Which one of the following Himalay and Passes was reopened around in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China? [2007]
(a) Chang La (b) JaraLa
(c) NathuLa (d) ShipkiLa
89. Consider the following statements: [2007]
1. In the year 2006, India successfully tested a full fledged cryogenic stage in rocketry.
2. After USA, Russia and China, India is the only country to have acquired the capability for use of cryogenic stage in rocketry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both land 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
90. Consider the following statements: [2007]
1. North Atlantic Co-operation Council (NACC) is the name of the new organization which has replaced the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
2. The United States of America and the United Kingdom became the members of the NATO when it was formed in the year 1949.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor2
91. For which one of the following books did Kiran Desai win the Man Booker prize 2006? [2007]
(a) The Secret River
(b) In the Country of Men
(c) The Inheritance of Loss
(d) Mother’s Milk
92. What was the purpose of the Operation Sukoon launched by the Government of India? [2007]
(a) Helping Indonesia in its efforts to rehabilitate the victims of earthquake in that country
(b) Evacuating the Indian Nationals from Lebanon during the conflict in the Middle East
(c) Assisting United Nations in its efforts to help the civil war victims in the Darfur region of North Africa
(d) Providing a relief package to farmers after a spate of suicides by other farmers in Andhra Pradesh.
93. Which one of the following organizations won the CS1R Award for Science and Technology (S&T) Innovations for Rural Development, 2006? [2007]
(a) CLRI (b) IARI
(c) NDDB (d) NDRI
94. Consider the following statements: [2007]
1. China has the observer’s status at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
2. India has the observer’s status at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
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
95. MCA-21 is a major initiative taken up by the Government of India in which one of the following areas? [2007]
(a) Foreign direct investment in India
(b) Attracting international tourists
(c) E-governance
(d) Modernization of airports
96. Match List-I with List-I I and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2007]
List I (Person) – List II (Known As)
A. John C Mather – 1. Co-founder of Microsoft
B. Michael Griffin – 2. Space Walker
C. Paul G Allen – 3. Administrator of NASA
D. Piers Sellers – 4. Nobel Prize Winner, 2006 in Physics
Code:
(a) A-4; B-1;C-3; D-2
(b) A-2; B-3;C-1; D-4
(c) A-4; B-3;C-1; D-2
(d) A-2; B-1;C-3; D-4
97. Basel II relates to which one of the following? [2007]
(a) International standards for safety in civil aviation
(b) Measures against cyber crimes
(c) Measures against drug abuse by sportspersons
(d) International standards for measuring the adequacy of a bank’s capital
98. Tarapore Committee was associated with which one of the following? [2007]
(a) Special Economic Zones
(b) Fuller capital account convertibility
(c) Foreign exchange reserves
(d) Effect of oil-prices on the Indian economy
99. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: [2008]
List-I (Person)
A. Nagendra Singh
B. A N Ray
C. R.K.Trivedi
D. Ashok Desai
1. Chief Election Commissioner of India
2. President, International Court of Justice
3. Chief Justice of India
4. Attorney General of India
Code:
(a) A-1; B-4; C-2; D-3
(b) A-2; B-3;C-1; D-4
(b) A-1; B-3; C-2; D-4
(d) A-2; B-4; C-1; D-3
100. Consider the following statements: [2008]
1. Justice V R Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice of India.
2. Justice V R Krishna Iyer is considered as one of the progenitors of public interest litigation (PIL) in the Indian judicial system.
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
101. In August 2006, the Government of India notified the Rural Electrification Policy. This policy aims at provision of access to all households by which year? [2008]
(a) 2008 (b) 2009
(c) 2010 (d) 2012
102. Recently, the manuscripts of which one of the following have been included in the UNSCO’s Memory of World Register? [2008]
(a) Abhidhamma Pitaka (b) Mahabharata
(c) Ramayana (d) Rig-Veda
103. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: [2008]
A. K P Singh
B. Vikram Pandit
C. Roopa Farooki
D. Kishore Biyani
List-Il (Area)
1. Banking
2. Fiction writing
3. Retail business
4. Real estate
Code:
(a) A-4; B-2;C-1; D-3
(b) A-3; B-1;C-2; D-4
(c) A-3; B-2;C-1; D-4
(d) A-4;B-1;C-2;D-3
104. For which one of the following reforms was a Commission set up under the Chairmanship of Veerappa Moily by the Government of India? [2008]
(a) Police Reforms
(b) Tax Reforms
(c) Reforms in Technical Education
(d) Administrative Reforms
105. Consider the following famous names: [2009]
1. Amrita Sher-Gil 2. Bikash Bhattacharjee
3. N.S. Bendre 4. Subodh Gupta
Who of the above is/are well known as artist(s)?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 4 only
(c) 2,3 and 4 only (d) 1,2,3 and 4
106. Match List 1 with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2009]
List-I (Person) – List-II (Organization)
A. AnilAgarwal – 1. Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd.
B. Gautam H. Singhania – 2. Raymond Ltd.
C. Sanjay Dalmia – 3. Vedanta Resources
D. Venugopal Dhoot – 4. Videocon Group
Code:
(a) A-3;B-1;C-2;D-4
(b) A-4; B-1;C-2; D-3
(c) A-3;B-2;C-1;D-4
(d) A-4; B-2;C-1; D-3
107. In/which one of the following States has India’s largest private sector sea port been commissioned recently? [2009]
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
108. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2009]
(Famous person) – (Well-known for)
A. MandakiniAmte – 1. Theatre direction
B. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhary – 2. Social service and community leadership
C. RomilaThapar – 3. Dance
D. Vanashree Rao – 4. History writing
Code:
(a) A-2; B-1;C-4; D-3
(b) A-2; B-4;C-1; D-3
(c) A-3; B-1;C-4; D-2
(d) A-3; B-4;C-1; D-2
109. In India, who is the Chairman of the National Water Resources Council? [2009]
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Minister of Water Resources
(c) Minister of Environment and Forests
(d) Minister of Science and Technology
110. Consider the following statements: [2009]
1. The Baglihar Power Project had been constructed within the parameters of the Indus Water Treaty.
2. The project was completely built by the Union government with loans from Japan and the World Bank.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor2
111. India has recently landed its Moon Impact Probe on the Moon. Among the following countries, which one landed such probe on the Moon earlier? [2009] (a) Australia (b) Canada
(c) China (d) Japan
112. Consider the following statements: [2009]
1. V.K. Krishna Menon’ foundation is based in New Delhi.
2. The first recipient of the V.K. Krishna Menon Award is the Chief Justice of India, K.G Balakrishnan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor2
113. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [2009]
List-I (Famous Person) – List-II (Wellknown as)
A. Anna Hazare – 1. Lawyer
B. Deepak Parekh – 2. Banker
C. GVKReddy – 3. Gandhian and social activist
D. Harish Salve – 4. Industrialist
Code:
(a) A-1; B-2;C-4; D-3
(b) A-1; B-4;C-2; D-3
(c) A-3; B-2;C-4; D-1
(d) A-3; B-4;C-2; D-1
114. Consider the following statements: [2009]
1. The Governor of Punjab is concurrently the Administrator of Chandigarh.
2. The Governor of Kerala is concurrently the Administrator of Lakshadweep.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
115. Consider the following houses: [2009]
1. Christie’s
2. Aosian’s
3. Sotheby’s
Which of the above is/are auctioneer/auctioneers?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
116. Which one of the following Union Ministries implements the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety? [2009]
(a) Ministry of Science and Technology
(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(c) Ministry of Environment and Forests
(d) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
117. With which one of the following has the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee dealt? [2009]
(a) Review of Centre-State relations
(b) Review of Delimitation Act
(c) Tax reforms and measures to increase revenues
(d) Price reforms in the oil sector
118. In the context of global economy, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) JP Morgan Chase: Financial Services
(b) Roche Holding AG: Financial Services
(c) WL Ross & Co.: Private Equity Firm
(d) Warburg Pincus: Private Equity Firm
119. In order to comply with TRIPS Agreement, India enacted the Geographical Indications of’ Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999. The difference /differences between a “Trade Mark” and a Geographical Indication is/are [2010]
1. A Trade Mark is an individual or a company’s right whereas a Geographical Indication is a community’s right.
2. A Trade Mark can be licensed whereas a Geographical Indication cannot be licensed.
3. A Trade Mark is assigned to the manufactured goods whereas the Geographical-Indication is assigned to the agricultural goods/products and handicrafts only.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3
120. Which one of the following was not stipulated in the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003? [2010]
(a) Elimination of revenue deficit by the end of the fiscal year 2007-08
(b) Non-borrowing by the central government from Reserve’ Bank of India except under certain circumstances
(c) Elimination, of primary deficit by the end of the fiscal year 2008-09
(d) Fixing government guarantees in any financial year as a percentage of GDP
121. With reference to the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007, consider the following statements: [2010]
1. This policy is applicable only to the persons affected by the acquisition of land for projects and not to the involuntary displacement due to any other reason.
2. This policy has been formulated by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
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
Answers:
62. (d)Deccan Odyssey is a luxury train that travels through Maharashtra, Goa and covers beaches, sea forts and world heritage cave of central India
63. (d) should come under General Knowledge
64. (d) should come under General Knowledge
65. (d) It is to be headed by Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata. The other two members are HDFC chairman Deepak Parikh and chairman of I-one-Source and Former Chairman of HLL Ashok Ganguly.
66. (b) The test track for Sky Bus Metro is being constructed at Madgaon in the open area along the railway track along the railway track near Madgaon station. The centre for Science & Environment (CSE) has adjudged ITC’s paper board unit at Bhadrachalam, Andhra Pradesh, as India’s most environment friendly paper mill.
67. (a)
68. (c) ‘My Music, My life’ is the autobiography of Pandit Ravi Shankar.
69. (d) Second is Cochin airport.
70. (b)
71. (c) But at present, Rajan Bharti Mittal, President of FICCI since Feb 27,2010.
72. (b)
73. (a) e-Choupal is an initiative of ITC Limited, a large multi business conglomerate in India, to link directly with rural farmers via the Internet for procurement of agricultural and aquaculture products like soybeans, wheat, coffee, and prawns.
74. (c) Tirupur in Tamil Nadu has gained universal recognition as the leading source of Hosiery, Knitted Garments, Casual Wear and Sportswear.
75. (b) 76. (c)
77. (c)
78. (b) Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Governments singned a memorandum of understanding for the linking of river Betwa and Ken. Both Ken and Betwa are the triburaties of Yamuna. According to the proposal 1020 million cubic metres of will be diverted from Ken Basin in a link canal that will be 231 km long. The canal will tranverse both states to provide irrigation and drinking water.
79. (d) 80. (d)
81.(d)
82. (d) Mizoram is the state where male literacy is 90.7% and female literacy is 86.7%. So, Mizoram is the state of smallest gap in male and female literacy, where Keral has 94.2% in male and 87.7% in female. In statement 2 literacy of Rajasthan is 60.4%, where national literacy is 64.8%.
83. (c)
84. (d) The Agreement on the South Asian Free Trade Area is an agreement reached at the 12th SAARC summit at Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on 6 January 2004.72. (c) The Oriental Life Insurance Company, the first corporate entity in India offering life insurance coverage, was established in Calcutta in 1818 by Bipin Behari Dasgupta and others. The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the largest state-owned life insurance company in India, and also the country’s largest investor. It is fully owned by the Government of India. It was founded in 1956 with the merger of more than 200 insurance companies and provident societies. United India Insurance Company Limited (UIIC) is a leading General Insurance Company of India. It was founded in 1938. It was formed by the merger of 22 companies, consequent to nationalization of General Insurance. Its Head Quarters is at Chennai.
85. (b) Statement 1 is incorrect, as The Judges (Inquiry) Bill, 2006 establishes a National Judicial Council (NJC) to conduct inquiries into allegations of incapacity or misbehaviour by High Court and Supreme Court judges. The proposed NJC would consist of the Chief Justice of India, two Supreme Court judges and two High Court Chief Justices to investigate High Court judges; or the Chief Justice of India and four Supreme Court judges to investigate Supreme Court judges. The NJC shall investigate complaints submitted by any person, or upon receiving a reference from Parliament based on a motion moved by 50 Rajya Sabha or 100 Lok Sabha MPs.
86. (a)
87. (d) VP Singh (1985-87), R Venkataraman (1980-82), YB Chavan (1971 -75), Pranab Mukherjee (1982-85;Feb 2009- present)
88. (c) 89. (a)
90. (b) 91. (c)
92. (b) 93. (a)
94. (c) 95. (c)
97. (b) Basel II is the second of the Basel Accords, which are recommendations on banking laws and regulations issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. The purpose of Basel II, which was initially published in June 2004, is to create an international standard that banking regulators can use when creating regulations about how much capital banks need to put aside to guard against the types of financial and operational risks banks face.
98. (b) The Tarapore committee was setup by the Reserve Bank of India in 1997 under the chairmanship of former RBI deputy governor S S Tarapore to “lay the raa^ map” to capital account convertibility.
99. (b) AshokDesai was Attorney General of India(1996-98); Nagendra Singh was President of International Court of Justice (1985-88); AN Ray was CJI (1973-77); RK Trivedi was Chief Election Commissioner (1982-85)
100. (b) Justice P. N. Bhagwati and Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer were among the first judges to admit PIL’s in the court.
101. (b) 102. (d)
103. (d) 104. (d)
105. (d) 106. (c)
107. (a) 108. (a)
109. (a) National Water Resources Council was set up by the Government of India in March 1983. The Prime Minister is the Chairman, Union Minister of Water Resources is the Vice-Chairman, and Minister of State for Water Resources, concerned Union Ministers/ Ministers of State, Chief Ministers of all States & Lieutenant Governors/Administrators of the Union Territories are the Members. Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources is the Secretary of the Council.
110 (a) 111. (c)
112. (b) 113.(c)
114. (a) 115. (d)
116. (c)
117. (d) B.K. Chaturvedi committee was setup for permanent and transparent method of pricing petroleum products in India.
118. (b)
119. (b)A trademark or trade mark or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or services from those of other entities. The owner of a registered trademark may commence legal proceedings for trademark infringement to prevent unauthorized use of that trademark. However, registration is not required.
120. (c) It included recommendations for Fiscal deficit and revenue deficit.
121. (a) It has been formulated by ministry of rural development.