156: What is/are the consequence/consequences of a country becoming the member of the `Nuclear Suppliers Group'?
1. It will have access to the latest and most efficient nuclear technologies.
2. It automatically becomes a member of "The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)".
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
157: The number of economically active women (excluding students and those doing domestic duties in their homes) as a percentage of all women of working age (generally those aged 15-64 years) was the highest in 1996 in
(a) USA
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) S. Korea
158: 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
159: The best performance in terms of Human Development among the Asian countries is by
(a) China
(b) Malaysia
(c) Korea
(d) Philippines
160: Who maong the following is the President of the FICCI?
(A) Vivek Burman
(B) Brijmohan Lal Munjal
(C) Onkar S. Kunwar
(D) Sunil Mittal