1006: With reference to land reforms in independent India, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The ceiling laws were aimed at family holdings and not individual holdings.
(b) The major aim of land reforms was providing agricultural land to all the landless.
(c) It resulted in cultivation of cash crops as a predominant form of cultivation.
(d) Land reforms permitted no exemptions to the ceiling limits.
1007: What is the correct sequence of the descending order of the following States in respect of female literacy rates as per the 1991 Census ?
I. Mizoram
II. Kerala
III. Goa
IV. Nagaland
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) II, III, I, IV
(b) II, I, III, IV
(c) II, III, IV, I
(d) I, II, IV, III
1008: Shirin Ebadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, is from:
(a) Iraq
(b) Nigeria
(c) Iran
(d) Libya
1009: The first among the following to establish trade links with India were:
(a) Dutch
(b) French
(c) Portuguese
(d) English
1010: Carpenter A can make a chair in 6 hours, carpenter B in 7 hours and carpenter C in 8 hours. If each carpenter works for 8 hours per day, how many chairs will be made in 21 days ?
(a) 61
(b) 73
(c) 67
(d) 79