706: Which of the following come under Non-plan expenditure ?

I. Subsidies
II. Interest payments
III. Defence expenditure
IV. Maintenance expenditure for the infrastructure created in the previous plans

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below :

Codes:

(a) I and II

(b) I and III

(c) II and IV

(d) I, II, III and IV
707: The common ore of aluminium is:

(a) Bauxite

(b) Chromite

(c) Cryolite

(d) Monazite
708: In the year 2002, the President of India presented the national award for excellence in public administration and management sciences to

(a) Kumar Manglam Birla
(b) N R Namayana Murthy
(c) Rahul Bajaj
(d) Ratan Tata
709: A rectangular sump of dimensions 6 m x 5 m x 4 m is to be built by using bricks to make the outer dimension 6.2 m x 5.2 x 4.2 m. Approximately how many bricks of size 20 cm x 10 cm x 5 cm are required to build the sump for storing water ?

(a) 1500

(b) 3000

(c) 15000

(d) 30000
710: The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following?

(a) Mahapadma Nanda

(b) Chandragupta Maurya

(c) Ashoka

(d) Samudragupta