526: Democracy's superior virtue lies in the fact that it calls into activity

(a) the intelligence and character of ordinary men and women.
(b) the methods for strengthening executive leadership.
(c) a superior individual with dynamism and vision.
(d) a band of dedicated party workers.
527: Consider the following pairs:

Famous place : Region

1. Bodhgaya : Baghelkhand
2. Khajuraho : Bundelkhand
3. Shirdi : Vidarbha
4. Nasik (Nashik) : Malwa
5. Tirupati : Rayalaseema

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 2, 3, 4 and 5
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 3, 4 and 5
528: India is a member of which among the following?

1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
2. Association of South-East Asian Nations
3. East Asia Summit

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) India is a member of none of them
529: Which one of the following winds is not a planetary wind?

(a) Trade

(b) Westerly

(c) Polar Easterly

(d) Monsoon
530: The Constitution (98th Amendment) Act is related to :

(a) Empowering the Centre to levy and appropriate service tax

(b) The constitution of the National Judicial Commission

(c) Readjustment of electoral constituencies on the basis of the Population Census 2001

(d) The demarcation of new boundaries between States