706: The Lingayat movement owes its origin to:

(a) Vidyaranya

(b) Purandharadasa

(c) Appar

(d) Basava
707: In the context of Indian economy, consider the following pairs :

Term : Most appropriate description


1. Melt down : Fall in stock prices

2. Recession :Fall in growth rate

3. Slow down : Fall in GDP

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
708: The Constitution of India recognises

(a) only religious minorities
(b) only linguistic minorities
(c) religious and linguistic minorities
(d) religious, linguistic and ethnic minorities
709: Among the following, which one has the minimum population on the basis of data of Census of India, 2001 ?

(a) Puctucherry

(b) Sikkim

(c) Mizoram

(d) Chandigarh
710: The easiest way of finding out the nutritional status for large number of children in a short time is by:

(a) Studying their behaviour

(b) Studying their hair, face and eyes

(c) Measuring their height and weight

(d) All of the above