1496: In the context of Indian economy, consider the following pairs :

Term : Most appropriate description


1. Melt down : Fall in stock prices

2. Recession :Fall in growth rate

3. Slow down : Fall in GDP

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1497: "Bijanti" government is compared to the Chola's for:

(a) Rural democracy

(b) Administrative system

(c) Land revenue collection system

(d) Display of wealth
1498: The only anthropoid ape to be found in India is the

(a) hanuman monkey

(b) liontailed macaque of Western Ghats

(c) slow loris of Assam

(d) whitebrowed gibbon of Assam
1499: Which one of the following is the landmark performance of Dr. V. Mohan Reddy, an Indian born doctor working in USA, during February, 2005?

(a) Successful brain surgery to revive the function of nearly dead brain of a premature born infant.
(b) Research on genetic engineering which can help in treatment of deadly disease like AIDS.
(c) Research on human stem cell which is likely to revolutionize treatment of deadly disease like cancer.
(d) Successful open heart procedure called arterial switch performed on an infant.
1500: Swadeshi movement started during:

(a) Anti Bengal partition movement

(b) Non-Cooperation Movement

(c) Civil Disobedience Movement

(d) None of the above