3196: The planning process in the industrial sector in India has assumed a relatively less important position in the nineties as compared to that in the earlier period. Which one of the following is not true in this regard ?
(a) With the advent of liberalisation, industrial investments/development have largely been placed within the domain of private and multinational sectors
(b) With markets assuming a central place, the role of central planning in many sectors has been rendered redundant
(c) The focus of planning has shifted to sectors like human resource development, infrastructure, population control and welfare
(d) The nation's priorities have shifted away from industrial development to rural development
3197: Acts and Regulations validated by Article 31 B are specified in ......... of the Constitution:
(a) Concurrent List
(b) State List
(c) Union List
(d) Ninth Schedule
3198: The minimum land area recommended for forest cover to maintain proper ecological balance in India is
(a) 25%
(b) 33%
(c) 43%
(d) 53%
3199: Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the New World and introduced into the 'Old World'?
(a) Tobacco, cocoa and rubber
(b) Tobacco, cotton and rubber
(c) Cotton, coffee and sugarcane
(d) Rubber, coffee and wheat
3200: The authorization for the withdrawal of funds from the Consolidated Fund of India must come from
(a) The Prime Minister of India
(b) The Parliament of India
(c) The Union Finance Minister
(d) The President of India