746: Assertion (A):
In India, the political parties which formed the governments represented the majority of seats secured in the elections to the House of the People at the Centre and the Legislative Assemblies in the States but not the majority of votes.
Reason (R):
The elections based on the majority -vote system decide the result on the basis of relative majority of votes secured.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
747: The government holding in BPCL is
(a) More than 70%
(b) Between 60% and 70%
(c) Between 50% and 60%
(d) Less than 50%
748: A man is waiting for a bus on routes 10, 17 and 25. The bus on route 10 comes every 10 min, bus on route 17 comes every 20 min, and bus on route 25 comes every 40 min. After the man reaches the stop, a bus just leaves the stop. What is the minimum time for which he has to wait to get a bus?
(a) 2 min
(b) 4 min
(c) 6 min
(d) 10 min
749: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I List II
(Important Day) (Date)
I. World Environment Day (A) March 20
II. World Forestry Day (B) June 5
III. World Habitat Day (C) September 16
IV. World Ozone Day (D) October 3
(E) December 10
Codes:
(a) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-E
(b) I-A, II-B, III-D, IV-C
(c) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
750: Variable reserve rates and Open Market Operations are instruments of
(a) Fiscal Policy
(b) Monetary Policy
(c) Budgetary Policy
(d) Trade Policy