3896: Convertibility of the rupee implies
(a) being able to convert rupee notes into gold
(b) allowing the value of the rupee to be fixed by market forces
(c) freely permitting the conversion of rupee to other major currencies and vice versa
(d) developing an international market for currencies in India
3897: Fat present below the skin surface in our body, acts as a barrier against
(a) loss of heat from the body
(b) loss of essential body fluids
(c) loss of salts from the body
(d) entry of harmful micro-organisms from the environment
3898: Who of the following founded a new city on the south bank of a tributary to river Krishna and undertook to rule his new kingdom as the agent of a deity to whom all the land south of the river Krishna was supposed to belong?
(a) Amoghavarsha I
(b) Ballala II
(c) Harihara I
(d) Prataparudra II
3899: Which of the following are envisaged by the Right against Exploitation in the Constitution of India?
1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour
2. Abolition of untouchability
3. Protection of the interests of minorities
4. Prohibition of employment of children in factories and mines
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
3900: Consider the following statements : Small scale industries are, in most cases, not as efficient and competitive as the large scale ones. Yet the Government provides preferential treatment and reservations in a range of products to the small firms because small scale industries
I. provide higher employment on a per unit capital deployment basis.
II. promote a regional dispersion of industries and economic activities.
III. have performed better in export of manufactured products than the large scale ones.
IV. provide jobs to low skill workers, who otherwise may not find employment avenues elsewhere.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
(a) I and IV
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) III and IV