3416: The Governor-General who followed a spirited Forward policy towards Afghanistan was

(a) Minto

(b) Dufferin

(c) Elgin

(d) Lytton
3417: In the context of Indian economy, consider the following pairs :

Term : Most appropriate description


1. Melt down : Fall in stock prices

2. Recession :Fall in growth rate

3. Slow down : Fall in GDP

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3418: Canola refers to special type of oil seed mustard varieties bred for human consumption. The main characteristic of these varieties is that the

(a) seeds have very high oil content
(b) oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids
(c) oil has long shelf-life
(d) oil has very low Erucic acid content
3419: With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated?

(a) Tapi

(b) Bhima

(c) Narmada

(d) Chambal
3420: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List I

I. Pandit Vishnu Digamber Paluskar
II. Venkatamahi
III. Shyama Shastri
IV. Amir Khusru

List II

(A) Introduced the scheme of Raga classification of Indian music
(B) Proponent of Carnatic music
(C) Proponent of the Khayal form of Hindustani music
(D) Wrote the music for the song Vande Mataram

Codes:

(a) I-D, II-A, III-C, IV-B
(b) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(c) I-A, II-D, III-C, IV-B
(d) I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-C