1376: What is the importance of developing Chabahar Port by India?
(a) Indias trade with African countries will enormously increase.
(b) Indias relations with oil-producing Arab countries will be strengthened.
(c) India will not depend on Pakistan for access to Afghanistan and Central Asia.
(d) Pakistan will facilitate and protect the installation of a gas pipeline between Iraq and India.
1377: The President of India is elected indirectly by the electoral college consisting of the elected members of the:
(a) Lok Sabha only
(b) Rajya Sabha only
(c) Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha only
(d) Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the Legislative Assemblies of the States
1378: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I------ List II
(Places)----(Industries)
I. Jamnagar-(A) Aluminium
II. Hospet---(B) Woollen Textile
III. Korba----(C) Fertilizers
IV. Haldia----(D) Cement
-------------(E) Iron and Steel
Codes:
(a) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
(b) I-B, II-E, III-A, IV-C
(c) I-D, II-E, III-B, IV-A
(d) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
1379: In India people migrate from the countryside to the towns while in the U.S.A. it is just the other way. What is the reason for this?
(a) In U.S.A. people like the countryside more than the cities
(b) Use of urban land for purposes other than that of residence
(c) Lack of security of life and property in cities
(d) Lack of employment opportunities in cities
1380: Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttles are launched is located on the coast of
(a) Virginia
(b) Florida
(c) South Carolina
(d) North Carolina