421: What is/are the purpose/purposes of Governments Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme and Gold Monetization Scheme?
1. To bring the idle gold lying with Indian households into the economy
2. To promote FDI in the gold and jewellery sector
3. To reduce Indias dependence on gold imports
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
422: A state in India has the following characteristics:
1. Its northern part is arid and semi arid.
2. Its central part produces cotton.
3. Cultivation of cash crops is predominant over food crops.
Which one of the following states has all of the above characteristics ?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Gujarat
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
423: Which of the following were the aims behind the setting up of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ?
I. Promotion of free trade and resource flows across countries.
II. Protection of intellectual property rights.
III. Managing balanced trade between different countries.
IV. Promotion of trade between the former East Block countries and the western world.
Select the correct answer by using the codes given below :
Codes :
(a) I, II, III and IV
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) I and IV
424: Amnesty International is
(a) an agency of the United Nations to help refugees of civil wars
(b) a global Human Rights Movement
(c) a non-governmental organization to help people voluntary very poor people
(d) an inter-governmental agency to cater to medical emergencies in war-ravaged regions
425: Which one of the following is useful for biological control of pests?
(a) Honey bees and locusts
(b) Scorpions and spiders
(c) Wasps and birds
(d) Parrots and kites