3631: The following Table shows the percentage distribution of revenue expenditure of Government of India in 1989-90 and 1994-95 :
Expenditure Head (percent to total)
Years 1989-90 1994-95
Defence 15.1 13.6
Interest Payments 27.7 38.7
Subsidies 16.3 8.0
Grants to States/UTs 13.6 16.7
Others 27.4 23.0
(a) reduce expenditure of defence
(b) spend more and more on interest payments
(c) reduce expenditure on subsidies
(d) spend more and more as grants-in-aid to State Governments/Union Territories
3632: In the context of food and nutritional security of India, enhancing the 'Seed Replacement Rates' of various crops helps in achieving the food production targets of the future. But what is/are the constraint/ constraints in its wider/greater implementation?
1. There is no National Seeds Policy in place.
2. There is no participation of private sector seed companies in the supply of quality seeds of vegetables and planting materials of horticultural crops.
3. There is a demand-supply gap regarding quality seeds in case of low value and high volume crops.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) None
3633: In the last one decade, which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest Foreign Direct Investment inflows into India?
(a) Chemicals other than fertilisers
(b) Services sector
(c) Food processing
(d) Telecommunication
3634: Tropical rain forests appear in which of the following regions?
(a) South America, South Africa and Central Europe
(b) Central America, parts of Australia, Guinea Coast
(c) Congo basin, Central America, South East Asia
(d) North and South of the Congo basin
3635: The shortest air-route from Perth to London is
(a) Perth, Bombay, Rome, London
(b) Perth, Ankara, Paris, London
(c) Perth, Aden, Paris, London
(d) Perth, Mombasa, Rome, London