2826: It takes one minute to fill 3/7 th of a vessel. What is the time taken in minutes to fill the whole of the vessel ?
(a) 4/3
(b) 3/4
(c) 7/3
(d) 3/2
2827: In the context of India's Five Year Plans, a shift in the pattern of industrialization, with lower emphasis on heavy industries and more on infrastructure begins in
(a) Sixth Plan
(c) Eighth Plan
(c) Fourth Plan
(d) Tenth Plan
2828: Which one of the following statements regarding the election of the President of India is correct?
(a) A candidate securing the majority of votes is not automatically elected.
(b) The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction in any doubt or dispute arising in connection with the election of the President.
(c) The Presidential election cannot take place when one or more State Assemblies stand dissolved because all the State Assemblies form part of the electoral college.
(d) The total value of the votes allotted to both Houses of Parliament is much more than the total value of the votes of all the States taken together.
2829: In a factory, quality assurance test is conducted on various samples for a specific characteristic value of the product. The values and the number of samples are as given in the following table :
Characteristic value, X No. of Samples
10 3
11 7
12 10
13 15
14 28
15 33
16 24
17 11
18 10
19 6
20 3
Consider the following statements based on the table :
I. The probability that X ≤ 15 is 0.64.
II. The probability that 13 < X ≤ 17 is greater than 0.64.
III. The probability that X = 15 is less than 0.22.
Which of the above statements is/are not true?
(a) I alone
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) I, II and III
2830: Which one of the following statements is true according to 1991 Census data?
(a) U.P. has the highest density of population in India
(b) Himachal Pradesh has the highest female to male sex ratio in India
(c) West Bengal has the highest growth rate of population in India
(d) Bihar has the lowest literacy rate in India