256: The problem of international liquidity is related to the non-availability of
(a) goods and services
(b) gold and silver
(c) dollars and other hard currencies
(d) exportable surplus
257: The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was
(a) Amritsar
(b) Patiala
(c) Lahore
(d) Kapurthala
258: To a person on the moon, the sky appears:
(a) White
(b) Black
(c) Blue
(d) Orange
259: A country is said to be in debt trap if
(a) it has to abide by the conditionalities imposed by the International Monetary Fund
(b) it has to borrow to make interest payments to on outstanding loans
(c) it has been refused loans or aid by creditors abroad
(d) the World Bank charges a very high rate of interest on outstanding as well as new loans
260: A passing motorcycle causes distortion or disturbance with reception of signal in radio and T.V. The cause of this is
(a) The intense sound waves effect the small electronic devices of the receptor
(b) The vehicle's metal parts block/distort the radio waves
(c) The spark plug fitted in the engine produces electro-magnetic signals due to sparking
(d) Modern motor-cycles are fitted with electric ignition system which produces radio waves