3191: Assume that the moon takes exactly 30 days to complete the cycle and also assume that it rises in the East exactly at 6.48 p.m. on the first day. On the fourth day, at what time will it rise?
(a) 8.24 p.m.
(b) 9.12 p.m.
(c) 10.00 p.m.
(d) 11.48 p.m.
3192: The maturity of a river course is recognised by the presence of
(a) V-shaped valley
(b) Meanders
(c) Gorges
(d) High denudational power
3193: Identical twins are born when:
(a) Two sperms fertilise one ovum
(b) Two sperms fertilise two ovums simultaneously
(c) One sperm fertilises the ovum and zygote divides into two separate cells developing independently
(d) One sperm fertilises two ovums
3194: India's external debt increased from US $98,158 million as at the end of March 2000 to US $100,225 million as at the end of March 2001 due to increase in
(a) multilateral and bilateral debt
(b) rupee debt
(c) commercial borrowings and NRI deposits
(d) borrowing from International Monetary Fund
3195: A rapid increase in the rate of inflation is sometimes attributed to the "base effect", What is "base effect" ?
(a) It is the impact of the price levels of previous year on the calculation of inflation rate
(b) It is the impact of drastic deficiency in supply due to failure of crops
(c) It is the impact of the surge in demand due to rapid economic growth
(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this context