26: Panchayati Raj is mainly aimed at:
(a) Rural employment
(b) Agricultural and rural industries development
(c) Political awareness among village people
(d) Giving training to villagers for fighting elections
27: The Eighth Five-Year Plan is different from the earlier ones. The critical difference lies in the fact that
(a) it has a considerably larger outlay compared to the earlier plans
(b) it has a major thrust on agricultural and rural development
(c) considerable emphasis is placed on infrastructure growth
(d) industrial licensing has been abolished
28: Forest areas have been labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough outline map given:
Among these, those which were threatened in 1997 by a serious epidemic include
(a) teak forests of 3 and 4
(b) oaks forests of 1 and sal forests of 2
(c) sal forests of 3
(d) sandalwood forests of 4
29: The government holding in BPCL is
(a) More than 70%
(b) Between 60% and 70%
(c) Between 50% and 60%
(d) Less than 50%
30: Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for the presence of life on Mars ?
(a) Atmospheric composition
(b) Thermal conditions
(c) Occurrence of ice caps and frozen water
(d) Occurrence of ozone