836: What is the correct chronological order of the following?
(A) Cabinet Mission
(B) Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
(C) Minto - Morley Reforms
(D) Cripps Mission
(a) C, B, D, A
(b) A, B, C, D
(c) B, C, D, A
(d) D, A, B, C
837: Sunda Strait separates
(a) Burma and Celebes
(b) Java and Sumatra
(c) Japan and Korea
(d) Sicily and Italy
838: In the context of Indian economy, 'Open Market Operations' refers to
(a) borrowing by scheduled banks from the RBI
(b) lending by commercial banks to industry and trade
(c) purchase and sale of government securities by the RBI
(d) None of the above
839: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I
I. WTO
II. IDA
III. IMF
IV. IBRD
List II
(A) Provides loans to address short-term balance of payment problems
(B) Multi-lateral trade negotiation body
(C) Sanction of soft loans
(D) Facilitating lendings and borrowings for reconstruction and development
Codes:
(a) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A
(b) I-B, II-C, III-A, IV-D
(c) I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A
(d) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
840: A person travelled a distance of 50 km in 8 hours. He covered a part of the distance on foot at the rate of 4 km per hour and a part on a bicycle at the rate of 10 km per hour. How much distance did he travel on foot?
(A) 20 km
(B) 10 km
(C) 40 km
(D) 30 km