1331: The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its
(a) advisory jurisdiction
(b) appellate jurisdiction
(c) original jurisdiction
(d) writ jurisdiction
1332: India carried out its first underground nuclear explosion at:
(a) Thumba
(b) Pokhran
(c) Trombay
(d) Khemkaran
1333: Which of the following statements about the monsoon in India is incorrect?
(a) South-West monsoon are on-shore winds
(b) North-East monsoon are off-shore winds
(c) The monsoons retreat gradually
(d) The onset of the monsoon is from West Bengal only
1334: New Moore Island is an issue of conflict between:
(a) India and China
(b) India and Pakistan
(c) India and Bangladesh
(d) India and Sri Lanka
1335: Convertibility of the rupee implies
(a) being able to convert rupee notes into gold
(b) allowing the value of the rupee to be fixed by market forces
(c) freely permitting the conversion of rupee to other major currencies and vice versa
(d) developing an international market for currencies in India