1711: "Black holes" refers to
(a) Holes occurring in heavenly bodies
(b) Bright spots on the sun
(c) Collapsing object of high density
(d) Collapsing object of low density
1712: The misery index is the sum of a country's unemployment and inflation rate. The higher the index, the more miserable is the country to live in. The figure given below is the Misery Index for various countries in Europe :
Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the misery index given above ?
I. Britain is the most miserable country to live in.
II. The inflation rate in Spain is less than that in Belgium and Britain.
III. Italy and France seem to have almost identical unemployment rate.
IV. The higher the misery index, the higher the inflation rate.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) I alone
(b) II and III
(c) I, II, III and IV
(d) None of the above
1713: In the context of governance, consider the following:
1. Encouraging Foreign Direct Investment inflows
2. Privatization of higher educational Institutions
3. Down-sizing of bureaucracy
4. Selling/offloading the shares of Public Sector Undertakings
Which of the above can be used as measures to control the fiscal deficit in India?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 3 and 4 only
1714: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I------------------ List II
(Artist)----------------(Medium of music delivery)
I. Balamurali Krishna----(A) Hindustani vocal
II. Mita Pandit----------(B) Ghatam
III. Kanyakumari--------(C) Sitar
IV. Nikhil Bannerjee------(D) Violin
------------------------(E) Carnatic vocal
Codes:
(a) I-E, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(b) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-E
(c) I-C, II-A, III-E, IV-B
(d) I-E, II-D, III-A, IV-C
1715: With reference to Indian Polity, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Planning Commission is accountable to Parliament
(b) President can make ordinance only when either of the two Houses of Parliament is not in session
(c) The minimum age prescribed for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court is 40 years
(d) National Development Council is constituted of Union Finance Minister and the Chief Ministers of all the States