1596: A complete cycle of a traffic light takes 60 seconds. During each cycle the light is green for 25 second, yellow for 5 second and red for 30 second. At a randomly chosen time, the probability that the light will not be green is
(a) 1/3
(b) 1/4
(c) 5/12
(d) 7/12
1597: Assertion (A):
Bangalore receives much higher average annual rainfall than that of Mangalore.
Reason (R):
Bangalore has the benefit of receiving rainfall both from south-west and north-east monsoons.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
1598: Which one of the following institutions providing finance to the industrial sector was the first to be set up?
(a) Industrial Reconstruction Corporation of India
(b) Industrial Finance Corporation of India
(c) Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
(d) Industrial Development Bank of India
1599: Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act?
(a) Lord Hardinge
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Dufferin
(d) Lord Ripon
1600: The term 'Fiscal Crisis' in India currently refers primarily to:
(a) Increase in non-developmental government expenditure
(b) Increase in public debt
(c) Recurring deficit on current account in the government budget
(d) Phenomenal increase in external indebtedness