541: Which of the following measures would result in an increase in the money supply in the economy?
1. Purchase of government securities from the public by the Central Bank
2. Deposit of currency in commercial banks by the public
3. Borrowing by the government from the Central Bank
4. Sale of government securities to the public by the Central Bank
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
542: When the Portuguese arrived in India, the foreigners whom they encountered as trade rivals were the
(a) Persians
(b) Arabs
(c) Dutch
(d) English
543: The only land-locked country in South-east Asia is
(a) Laos
(b) Thailand
(c) Malaysia
(d) Kampuchea
544: Berber speaking community, frequently in the news, lives in
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Algeria
(c) Argentina
(d) Australia
545: Which one of the following figures will generate a cone when rotated about one of its straight edges ?
(a) An equilateral triangle
(b) A sector of a circle
(c) A segment of a circle
(d) A right-angled triangle