2921: What is/are the purpose/purposes of 'District Mineral Foundations' in India?

1. Promoting mineral exploration activities in mineral-rich districts
2. Protecting the interests of the persons affected by mining operations
3. Authorizing State Governments to issue licences for mineral exploration

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2922: The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the

(a) imposition restrictions the Indians of certain to carry arms by Indians

(b) imposition of restrictions on newspapers and magazines published in Indian languages

(c) removal of disqualifications imposed on the Indian magistrates with regard to the trial of the Europeans

(d) removal of a duty on imported cotton cloth




2923: Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the Afghan rules to the throne of Delhi?

(a) Sikandar Shah - Ibrahim Lodi - Bahlol Khan Lodi

(b) Sikandar Shah - Bahlol Khan Lod i- Ibrahim Lodi

(c) Bahlol Khan Lodi - Sikandar Shah - Ibrahim Lodi

(d) Bahlol Khan Lodi - Ibrahim Lodi - Sikandar Shah
2924: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(A) Seychelles : Victoria
(B) Slovenia : Bratislava
(C) Sierra Leone : Freetown
(D) Uzbekistan : Tashkent
2925: A decrease in tax to GDP ratio of a country indicates which of the following?

1. Slowing economic growth rate
2. Less equitable distribution of national income

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2