2811: Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) Neither the Finance Commission nor the Planning Commission is a constitutional body

(b) The scope of the Finance Commission is limited to a review of the revenue segment of the budget while the Planning Commission takes an overall review embracing both capital and revenue requirements of the States

(c) No one can be a member of both the Finance Commission and the Planning Commission at the same time

(d) There is no overlapping of work and responsibility of the Finance Commission and those of the Planning Commission
2812: A state in India has the following characteristics:

1. Its northern part is arid and semi arid.

2. Its central part produces cotton.

3. Cultivation of cash crops is predominant over food crops.

Which one of the following states has all of the above characteristics ?

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Gujarat
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
2813: A great landslide caused by an earthquake killed hundreds of people in January 2001 near

(a) San Salvador
(b) San Jose
(c) Managua
(d) Guatemala City
2814: The Mansabdari System introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in

(a) Afghanistan

(b) Turkey

(c) Mongolia

(d) Persia
2815: Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of

(a) Choropleth map
(b) Isopleth map
(c) Chorochromatic map
(d) Choroschematic map