4471: Who among the following is most benefitted from inflation?

(a) Creditors

(b) Debtors

(c) Savings bank account holders

(d) Government pensioners
4472: One consistent feature found in the history of southern India was the growth of small regional kingdoms rather than large empires because of

(a) the absence of minerals like iron

(b) too many divisions in the social structure

(c) the absence of vast areas of fertile land

(d) the scarcity of manpower
4473: Terms of trade between agriculture and industry has reference to

(a) Relative price movements between the two sectors

(b) Relative quantities of production in the two sectors

(c) The extent of trade existent between the two sectors

(d) Relative international valuation of the agricultural produce in contrast to the industrial produce
4474: The 2004 Tsunami made people realize that mangroves can serve as a reliable safety hedge against coastal calamities. How do mangroves function as a safety hedge?

(a) The mangrove swamps separate the human settlements from the sea by a wide zone in which people neither live nor venture out.

(b) The mangroves provide both food and medicines which people are in need of after any natural disaster.

(c) The mangrove trees are tall with dense canopies and serve as an excellent shelter during a cyclone or Tsunami.

(d) The mangrove trees do not get uprooted by storms and tides because of their extensive roots.
4475: Iron ore mines are located in which of the following group of places?

(a) Bokaro, Balaghat, Hazaribagh

(b) Singhbhum, Monghyr, Singareni

(c) Jharia, Raniganj, Wardha

(d) Singhbhum, Mayurbhani, Keonihar