2706: The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
(a) Raw cotton, oil-seeds and opium
(b) Sugar, salt, zinc and lead
(c) Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea
(d) Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium
2707: Match List-I wish List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List-I (Writer) -- List-II(Book)
A. V.S. Naipau l-- 1.The Siege of Krishnapur
B. Salmman Rushdie -- 2. In a Free State
C. Paul Scott -- 3. Midnight's Children
D. J.G Farrell -- 4. Staying On
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 4 1 2 3
2708: Which one of the following best describes the main objective of 'Seed Village Concept' ?
(a) Encouraging the farmers to use their own farm seeds and discouraging them to buy the seeds from others
(b) Involving the farmers for training in quality seed production and thereby to make available quality seeds to others at appropriate time and affordable cost
(c) Earmarking some villages exclusively for the production of certified seeds
(d) Identifying the entrepreneurs in village and providing them technology and finance to set up seed companies
2709: Assertion (A): Balance of Payments represents a better picture of a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world than the Balance of Trade.
Reason (R) : Balance of Payments takes into account the exchange of both visible and invisible items whereas Balance of Trade does not.
(a) Both A and R are individually true R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are individually true R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
2710: Micro finance is the provision of financial services to people of low-income groups. This includes both the consumers and the self-employed.The service/ services rendered under micro - finance is/ are :
1. Credit facilities
2. Savings facilities
3. Insurance facilities
4. Fund Transfer facilities Select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4