4001: Consider the following:

The Cripps Proposals include the provision for

1. Full independence for India.

2. Creation of Constitution-making body.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
4002: Consider the following actions by the Government:

1. Cutting the tax rates

2. Increasing the government spending

3. Abolishing the subsidies

In the context of economic recession, which of the above actions can be considered a part of the "fiscal stimulus" package ?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
4003: Who among the following served as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund ?

(a) Saumitra Chaudhuri
(b) Ashok Lahiri
(c) Raghuram Rajan
(d) Sumantra Ghoshal
4004: In the year 2001, NASA launched a spacecraft to Mars named

(a) Mars Climate Orbiter
(b) Mars Global Surveyor
(c) Mars Odyssey
(d) Mars Polar Ladder
4005: LMNOP, is a semi-circle with centre at R and diameter LP, LSR and RQP are also semi-circles with centres at T and U and diameters LR = RP = 1/2 LP. The ratio of perimeters of LMNOP and LSRQP is


(a) 0.75 : 1
(b) 1 : 1
(c) 1 : 0.75
(d) 1.25 : 1