171: The upper part of the given graph is a hypothetical movement in the BSE Sensex over a few months and the lower part is the fluctuation in the average value of automobile shares in the same period (actual values not given).


Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the graphs ?

(a) The automobile share market has been as unstable as BSE Sensex in that period
(b) There has been a major political change in June/July
(c) Automobile shares have shown a steady improvement in price, unaffected by large fluctuations in BSE Sensex
(d) None of the above
172: Who among the following gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled New Lamps for Old? .

(a) Viraraghavachari

(b) Syed Ahmad Khan

(c) R. C Dutt

(d) Aurobindo Ghosh
173: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are the members of SAARC. The other members of SAARC are:

(a) Burma, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives

(b) Sri Lanka, Bhutan, China, Afghanistan

(c) Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives

(d) Mauritius, Afghanistan, Burma, China
174: Holding of election for the Panchayats is decided by

(a) The District Magistrate

(b) Constitutional mandate

(c) The State government

(d) The Election Commission
175: Nastaliq was

(a) a Persian script used in medieval India

(b) a raga composed by Tansen

(c) a cess levied by the Mughal rulers

(d) a manual of code of conduct for the Ulemas