11: Consider the following statements :
Regional disparities in India are high and have been rising in recent years because
I. there is persistent investment over time only in select locales.
II. some areas are agro-climatically less conducive to development.
III. some areas continue to face little or no agrarian transformation and the consequent lack of social and economic opportunities.
IV. some areas have faced continuous political instability.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
(a) I, II and III
(b) I, II and IV
(c) I, III and IV
(d) II, III and IV
12: Who among the following wrote the book Babuvivah?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Raja Rammohan Roy
(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(d) Pandita Rambai
13: Panchayati Raj was first introduced in India in October, 1959 in
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Karnataka
14: Who won the title in the finals of French Open men's singles tennis championship in the year 2002?
(a) Albert Costa
(b) Juan Carlos Ferrero
(c) Andre Agassi
(d) Pete Sampras
15: Burma was known to ancient Indians as
(a) Suvarnabhumi
(b) Suvarnadvipa
(c) Yavadvipa
(d) Malayamandalam