1616: In the Union Budget 2011-12, a full exemption from the basic customs duty was extended to the bio-based asphalt (bioasphalt). What is the importance of this material?
1. Unlike traditional asphalt, bio-asphalt is not based on fossil fuels.
2. Bioasphalt can be made from non- renewable resources.
3. Bioasphalt can be made from organic waste materials.
4. It is eco-friendly to use bioasphalt for surfacing of the roads.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1617: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List-I (Organization) -- List-II (Associated Convention/Person/Place/Headquarters)
A. Amnesty International -- 1.Visculi
B. Common wealth of Independent States (CIS) -- 2. Paris
C. Danube Commission -- 3. Peter Beneson
D. Europian Space Agency -- 4. Belgrade Convention
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 3 1 4 2
1618: The great Indian Bustard is found in:
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Assam
(d) Nagaland
1619: The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Chittaranjan Das
(c) Rajaguru
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
1620: Which one of the following statements does correctly defines the term "drain theory" as propounded by Dadabhai Naoroji?
(a) That the resources of the country were being utilised in the interest of Britain
(b) That a part of India's national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material return
(c) That the British Industrialists were being given an opportunity to invest in India under the protection of the imperial power
(d) That the British goods were being imported to the country making it poorer day by day