3186: MERCOSUR consists of group of countries of

(a) Africa

(b) Asia

(c) Latin America

(d) South East Asia
3187: A person earns Rs. 2000 per month over and above his salary as additional charge allowance. However, 30% of this additional income will be deducted as additional income-tax at source. If the person would deposit Rs. 1000 per month on a long-term saving fetching 12% interest his tax liability on the additional allowance would reduce to 10%. What is the effective interest for this person for money invested in the long-term savings scheme ?

(a) 12%

(b) 18%

(c) 19%

(d) 20%
3188: Himalayan rivers are perennial because:

(a) They flow from inexhaustible springs in the Himalayas

(b) They are fed in summer by melting snow of Himalayas

(c) There is continuous rain throughout the year in the catchment areas

(d) None of the above
3189: Which one of the following Venn diagrams correctly illustrates the relationship among the classes: Carrot, Food, Vegetable ?
3190: Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

Prominent Indian Writer : Language

(a) Raja Rao : Telugu

(b) Gobind Trimbuk Deshpande : Marathi

(c) Subramaniyam : Tamil

(d) Tara Shankar Joshi : Gujarati