4551: In the context of Indian economy, which of the following is/are the purpose/purposes of `Statutory Reserve Requirements?

1. To enable the Central Bank to control the amount of advances the banks can create
2. To make the peoples deposits with banks safe and liquid.
3. To prevent the commercial banks from making excessive profits.
4. To force the banks to have sufficient vault cash to meet their day-to-day requirements

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
4552: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List I List II

(Characteristic) (Particle)

I. Zero mass (A) Positron
II. Fractional charge (B) Neutrino
III. Fractional spin (C) Quark
IV. Integral spin (D) Phonon

Codes :

(a) I-B, II-C, III-A, IV-D

(b) I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A

(c) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A

(d) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
4553: Living organisms require at least 27 elements of which 15 are metals. Among these, those required in major quantities include

(a) Potassium, Manganese, Molybdenum & Calcium
(b) Potassium, Molybdenum, Copper & Calcium
(c) Potassium, Sodium, Magnesium & Calcium
(d) Sodium, Magnesium, Copper & Manganese
4554: For artificial insemination the semen of a bull should be stored in:

(a) Cold water

(b) Ice

(c) Liquid nitrogen

(d) Liquid oxygen
4555: "Ghuzak" is the name of a place where:

(a) Jayapala met his enemy Sabuktigin

(b) Mahmud crushed defeat on Jayapala

(c) Jayapala burnt himself on a funeral pyre since he was unable to survive the disgrace caused by his defeat at the hands of Mahmud

(d) None of the above