801: Consider the following schemes launched by the Union Government :

I. Antyodaya Anna
II. Gram Sadak Yojana
III. Sarvapriya
IV. Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana.

Which of these were announced in the year 2000 ?

(a) I and II
(b) II and IV
(c) III and IV
(d) I, II and III
802: Two persons A and B get the same salary. Their basic pays are different. Their allowances are 65% and 80% of their basic pays respectively. What is the ratio of their basic pays?

(a) 7 : 5

(b) 17 : 15

(c) 11 : 10

(d) 12 : 11
803: 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

804: Amongst the following States, which one has the highest percentage of rural population to its total population (on the basis of the Census, 2001) ?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Himachal Pradesh

(c) Bihar

(d) Orissa
805: In the year 2002, the President of India presented the national award for excellence in public administration and management sciences to

(a) Kumar Manglam Birla
(b) N R Namayana Murthy
(c) Rahul Bajaj
(d) Ratan Tata