486: Deficit Financing means:
(a) Difference of total expenditure and income by revenue from all sources
(b) Government spends in excess of revenues so that a budget deficit is incurred which is financed by the borrowings
(c) Difference in borrowing and external and internal resources
(d) Capital expenditure on items of public construction, public enterprises and public borrowings
487: In a given year in India, official poverty lines are higher in some States than in others because
(a) poverty rates vary from State to State
(b) price levels vary from State to State
(c) Gross State Product varies from State to State
(d) quality of public distribution varies from State to State
488: To check the expansion of Thar desert which of the following measures should be used?
(a) Construction of dams
(b) Afforestation
(c) Construction of canals
(d) Artificial rain
489: Which of the following pairs are correct:
(1) The Indian Councils Act, 1909 - Provincial Autonomy
(2) The Government of Act, 1919 - Introduction of India Dyarchy
(3) The Government Act, 1935 - Proposal for a of India Federation of India
(4) The Indian Act, 1947 - Provincial Independence Legislature
(a) (1) and (4)
(b) (2) and (3)
(c) (1) and (3)
(d) (2) and (4)
490: The maximum gap between two sessions of the Parliament can be of:
(a) Six months
(b) Three months
(c) Nine months
(d) Twelve months