1591: With reference to Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), consider the following statements:
1. AIIB has more than 80 member nations.
2. India is the largest shareholder in AIIB.
3. AIIB does not have any members from outside Asia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1592: Consider the following statements :
1. The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in national interest for the Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List.
2. Resolution approving the Proclamation of Emergency are passed only by the Lok Sabha.
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
1593: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Japan : Nikkei
(b) UK : FTSE
(c) USA : Nasdaq
(d) Singapore : Shcomp
1594: Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant
(a) extra payment made to the nobles
(b) revenue assigned in lieu of salary
(c) excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars
(d) illegal exactions extracted from the peasants
1595: Which one of the following statements regarding "Exit Poll" is correct ?
(a) "Exit Poll" is a term used to denote a post-election survey of voters regarding the candidate in whose favour they had exercised their franchise
(b) "Exit Poll" and "Opinion Poll" are one and the same
(c) "Exit Poll" is a device through which results of voting can be most exactly predicted
(d) "Exit Poll" is an administrative device made recently by the Chief Election Commissioner to prevent impersonation