1296: With reference to Indian agriculture, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) About 90 per cent of the area under pulses in India is rainfed.
(b) The share of pulses in the gross cropped area at the national level has double in the last two decades
(c) India accounts for about 15 per cent of the total area under rice in the world
(d) Rice occupies about 34 per cent of the gross cropped area of India
1297: Assertion (A):
According to statistics, more female children, are born each year than male children in India.
Reason (R):
In India, the death rate of a male child is higher than that of the female child.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
1298: With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements:
1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the system of indentured labour
2. In Lord Chelmsfords War Conference, Mahatma Gandhi did not support the resolution on recruiting Indians for World War.
3. Consequent upon the breaking of Salt Law by Indian people, the Indian National Congress was declared illegal by the colonial rulers.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1299: In which one of the following places the boiling point of water is the highest?
(a) Dead Sea
(b) Mt. Everest
(c) Nile delta
(d) Sunderban delta
1300: In the context of Indian economy, which of the following is/are the purpose/purposes of `Statutory Reserve Requirements?
1. To enable the Central Bank to control the amount of advances the banks can create
2. To make the peoples deposits with banks safe and liquid.
3. To prevent the commercial banks from making excessive profits.
4. To force the banks to have sufficient vault cash to meet their day-to-day requirements
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4