171: Holding of election for the Panchayats is decided by

(a) The District Magistrate

(b) Constitutional mandate

(c) The State government

(d) The Election Commission
172: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I (Person) List-II (known as)

A. John C. Mather 1. Co-founder of Microsoft

B. Michael Griffin 2. Space Walker

C. Paul G. Allen 3. Administrator of NASA

D. Piers Sellers 4. Nobel Prize Winner,2006 in Physics


(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 2 3 1 4
173: In which of the following cities one can never see the sun shine overhead at noon?

(a) Delhi

(b) Visakhapatnam

(c) Trivandrum

(d) Bangalore
174: Seven men, A, B, C, D, E, F and G are standing in a queue in that order. Each one is wearing a cap of a different colour like violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. D is able to see in front of him green and blue but not violet. E can see violet and yellow, but not red. G can see caps of all colours other than orange. If E is wearing an indigo coloured cap, then the colour of the cap worn by F is

(a) blue

(b) violet

(c) red

(d) orange
175: Supply of money remaining the same when there is an increase in demand for money, there will be

(a) a fall in the level of prices

(b) an increase in the rate of interest

(c) a decrease in the rate of interest

(d) an increase in the level of income and employment