1336: The behaviour of a fictitious stock market index (comprising a weighted average of the market prices of a selected list of companies including some multinational corporations (MNC's) over a 15 day period is shown in the graph. The behaviour of the MNC's in the same period is also shown in the second graph. Which one of the following is a valid conclusion ?
(a) MNC's fell steeper in the period depicted
(b) Share prices of every non-MNC company soared by over 5% on the 12th day
(c) Government announced a policy disfavouring MNC's on the 11th day
(d) Whatever be the reason favouring market revival on the 12th day, it appears to be relevant only to non-MNC companies
1337: The trees of spruce, fir, pine, etc. are found in which of the following natural regions of the earth?
(a) Laurentian type
(b) Alpine type
(c) Taiga type
(d) Siberian type
1338: Assertion (A): The Council of Ministers in the Union of India is collectively responsible both to the lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
Reason(R): The Member of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are eligible to be the Ministers of the Union Government.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
1339: Among other things, which one of the following was the purpose for which the Deepak Parekh Committee was constituted?
(a) To study the current socio-economic conditions of certain minority communities
(b) To suggest measures for financing the development of infrastructure
(c) To frame a policy on the production of genetically modified organisms
(d) To suggest measures to reduce the fiscal deficit in the Union Budget
1340: Fertility of soil can be improved by:
(a) Removing dead earthworms
(b) Adding dead earthworms
(c) Adding living earthworms
(d) Removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms