1381: Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) lays emphasis on:

1. Unlimited deficit financing.

2. Preparing new Budget, right from the scratch.

3. Preparing the Budget neglecting history of the expenditure.

(a) 1, 2 & 3

(b) 1 & 3

(c) 2 & 3

(d) 1 & 2
1382: Between India and East Asia, the navigation time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?

1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.

2. Opening a new canal across the Kraisthmus between the Gulf of Siam and Andaman Sea.

Which of the statements given above is are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither I nor 2
1383: With reference to the cultural history of medieval India, consider the following statements:

1. Siddhas (Sittars) of Tamil region were monotheistic and condemned idolatry.
2. Lingayats of Kannada region questioned the theory of rebirth and rejected the caste hierarchy.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1384: Consider the following statements :

In India, taxes on transactions in Stock Exchanges and Futures Markets are

1. levied by the Union

2. collected by the State

Which of the statements given above is /are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1385: Consider the following statements :

The Ministerial Meeting of the WTO held in December 1999 was unsuccessful because it attempted to link trade with

I. labour related issues.
II. environment related issues.
III. terrorism related issues.
IV. debt-related issues.

Which of these statements are correct ?

(a) I, III and IV
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) II and IV