1476: In India, during the last decade the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant ?
(a) Pulses
(b) Oilseeds
(c) Rice
(d) Sugarcane
1477: In an examination, every candidate took Physics or Mathematics or both 65.8% took Physics and 50.2% took Mathematics. The total number of candidates was 2000. How many took both Mathematics and Physics ?
(a) 750
(b) 700
(c) 550
(d) 500
1478: Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I (Person)
(A) V. R. S. Natrajan
(B) A. K. Puri
(C) V. Thulasidas
(D) Jagdish Khattar
List II (Organization)
1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
2. Air India
3. Maruti Udyog Limited
4. Bharat Earth Movers Limited
5. Indian Space Research Organization
(a) 2 1 5 3
(b) 2 3 5 1
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 4 1 2 3
1479: The growth rate of per capita income at current prices is higher than that of per capita income at constant prices, because the latter takes into account the rate of
(a) growth of population
(b) increase in price level
(c) growth of money supply
(d) increase in the wage rate
1480: With reference to educational institutes during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs :
Institution Founder
1. Sanskrit College at Benaras - William Jones
2. Calcutta Madarsa - Warren Hastings
3. Fort William College - Arthur Wellesley
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only