216: Bank Rate implies the rate of interest
(a) paid by the Reserve Bank of India on the Deposits of Commercial Banks
(b) charged by Banks on loans and advances
(c) payable on Bonds
(d) at which the Reserve Bank of India discounts the Bills of Exchange
217: Match List-I (Persons) with List-II (Positions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Persons) (Positions)
(A) B.P. Mishra 1. Executive Director, IMF
(B) Suresh Kalamadi 2. Chairman, Steel Authority of India Ltd.
(C) PrafulPatel 3. President, Indian Olympic Association
(D) V. S. Jain 4. Vice-President, South Asian Region, World Bank
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 1 2 4 3
218: Which of the following is/are included in the capital budget of the Government of India?
1. Expenditure on acquisition of assets like roads, buildings, machinery, etc.
2. Loans received from foreign governments
3. Loans and advances granted to the States and Union Territories
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
219: The trees of spruce, fir, pine, etc. are found in which of the following natural regions of the earth?
(a) Laurentian type
(b) Alpine type
(c) Taiga type
(d) Siberian type
220: Which of the following rivers has a bird's foot delta?
(a) The Amazon
(b) The Brahmaputra
(c) The Mississippi
(d) The Nile