3511: Local self-government can be best explained as an exercise in
(a) Federalism
(b) Democratic decentralization
(c) Administrative delegation
(d) Direct democracy
3512: Aluminium surfaces are often anodized. This means the deposition of a layer of
(a) chromium oxide
(b) aluminium oxide
(c) nickel oxide
(d) zinc oxide
3513: The fundamental objective of Panchayati Raj system is to ensure which among the following?
1. People's participation in development
2. Political accountability
3. Democratic decentralization
4. Financial mobilization
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
3514: Which of the following were the causes for the rapid dissolution of the Mughal empire?
I. Degeneration of the Mughal nobility
II. The absence of the Law of Succession
III. Foreign invasion
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) II and III only
(b) I and III only
(c) III only
(d) I, II and III
3515: In which one of the following the Gandhara sculptures of the Buddha are typically Indian and not Greek or Roman?
(a) In the treatment of the robe
(b) In the rendering of the physiognomy
(c) In the iconography
(d) In the style