501: Consider the following statements:

1. Sensex is based on 50 of the most important stocks available on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

2. For calculating the Sensex, all the Sensex stocks are assigned proportional weightage.

3. New York Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in the world.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) None
502: One of the major towns in the Satavahana kingdom was

(a) Arikkamedu

(b) Pratishthana

(c) Korkkai

(d) Maski
503: The first Asian Games were held at:

(a) New Delhi in 1950

(b) Bangkok in 1952

(c) Singapore in 1952

(d) Kuala Lumpur in 1952
504: Who among the following served as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund ?

(a) Saumitra Chaudhuri
(b) Ashok Lahiri
(c) Raghuram Rajan
(d) Sumantra Ghoshal
505: If A is the son of Q, Q and Y are sisters, Z is the mother of Y, P is the son of Z, then which of the following statements is correct?

(a) P is the maternal uncle of A

(b) P and Y are sisters

(c) A and P are cousins

(d) None of the above