1206: Which is not a parasite?
(a) Tick
(b) Housefly
(c) Bed bug
(d) Louse
1207: Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true ?
1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.
2. Establishment of universities was recommended.
3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1208: Consider the following countries :
1. Brazil
2. Mexico
3. South Africa
According to UNCTAD, which of the above is/are categorized as "Emerging Economies"?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1209: Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babar to invade India was
(a) An uncle of Ibrahim Lodhi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi
(b) A cousin of Ibrahim Lodhi who was ill-treated and expelled form the country
(c) The father of Dilawar Khan to whom cruel treatment was meted out by Ibrahim Lodi
(d) A high official in Punjab province who was very much discontented with Ibrahim Lodhi's treatment to his tribe.
1210: Who among the following served as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund ?
(a) Saumitra Chaudhuri
(b) Ashok Lahiri
(c) Raghuram Rajan
(d) Sumantra Ghoshal