1311: Which one of the following statements is correct ?

(a) All the members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by State Legislative Assemblies

(b) As the Vice-President is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, only a member of the Rajya Sabha can contest for the office of the Vice-President

(c) A point of difference between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is that while a candidate to the Lok Sabha can contest from any State in India, a candidate to the Rajya Sabha should ordinarily be are resident of the State from where he is contesting

(d) The Constitution of India explicitly prohibits the appointment of a nominated member of Rajya Sabha to the post of a minister
1312: Stagflation refers to:

(a) Constant rate of inflation

(b) Low inflation with high recession

(c) High inflation with low recession

(d) Stagnation and inflation
1313: Mahatma Gandhi was referred to as the "Father of the nation" first by

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Vallabhbhai Patel

(c) C. Rajagopalachari

(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
1314: Which one among the following as awarded the CSIR. Diamond Jubilee Technology Award 2004 in September, 2005 by the Prime Minister of India?
(a) Infosys Technologies Ltd.
(b) Midas Communication Technologies
(c) Tata Consultancy Services
(d) Biocon India Ltd.
1315: Which of the following are among the non-plan expenditures of the Government of India ?

I. Defence expenditure

II. Subsidies

III. All expenditures linked with the previous plan periods

IV. Interest payment

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

Codes :

(a) I and II

(b) I and III

(c) II and IV

(d) I, II, III and IV