271: The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum was held in the year 2001 in
(a) Bangkok
(b) Hongkong
(c) Jakarta
(d) Shanghai
272: Consider the following statements:
1. North Atlantic Co-operation Council(NACC) is the name of the new organization which has repeated the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
2. The United States of America and the United Kingdom became the members of the NATO when it was formed in the year 1949.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
273: Among which one of the following sets of social/religious groups is the extent of poverty the highest, as per Government statistics for the nineties ?
(a) Muslims in Kerala, Gujarat and A.P.
(b) Tribals in Bihar, Orissa, M.P. and Maharashtra
(c) Scheduled Castes in Punjab, Western UP, northern Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
(d) Christians in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam
274: Assertion (A) :
Babur wrote his memoirs in Turki.
Reason (R) :
Turki was the official language of the Mughal Court.
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
275: Consider the following statements regarding the Armed Forces :
I. First batch of women pilots was commissioned in Indian Air Force in 1996.
II. Officer's Training Academy is located in Nagpur.
III. Southern Command of Indian Navy has its Headquarters at Chennai.
IV. One of the Regional Headquarters of Coast Guard is located at Port Blair.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) I, II, III and IV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) III only
(d) IV only