3826: Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service ?
(a) William Bentinck
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Wellesley
(d) Cornwallis
3827: The theme of the World Development Report, 2001 is
(a) From Plan to Market
(b) Knowledge for Development
(c) Attacking Poverty
(d) The State in the Changing World
3828: If water pollution continues at its present rate, it will eventually
(a) stop water cycle
(b) prevent precipitation
(c) make oxygen molecules unavailable to water plants
(d) make nitrate unavailable to water plants
3829: Consider the following statements with reference to Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)
1. All persons of 60 years or above belonging to the households below poverty line in rural are eligible
2. The Central Assistance under this Scheme is at the rate of Rs. 300 per month per beneficiary.
Under the Scheme, States have been urged to give matching amounts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
3830: The upper part of the given graph is a hypothetical movement in the BSE Sensex over a few months and the lower part is the fluctuation in the average value of automobile shares in the same period (actual values not given).
Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the graphs ?
(a) The automobile share market has been as unstable as BSE Sensex in that period
(b) There has been a major political change in June/July
(c) Automobile shares have shown a steady improvement in price, unaffected by large fluctuations in BSE Sensex
(d) None of the above