3806: Who among the following are appointed by the President of India ?

I. The Chairman, Finance Commission .

II. The Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission

III. The Chief Minister of a Union Territory.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

Codes:

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) I and III only

(d) II and III only
3807: Which one of the following Himalayan passes was reopened around in the middle of the year 2006 to facilitate trade between India and China ?

(a) Shipki La
(b) Jara La
(c) Chang La
(d) Nathu La
3808: Under which of the following circumstances may 'capital gains' arise?

1. When there is an increase in the sales of a product

2. When there is a natural increase in the value of the property owned

3. When you purchase a painting and there is a growth in its value due to increase in its popularity

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3809: Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?

(a) Indian Ocean is half an ocean

(b) Indian Ocean has monsoon drift

(c) Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean

(d) Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity
3810: The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by

(a) Dadabhai Naoroji

(b) Henry Cotton

(c) Badruddin Tyabji

(d) A. O. Hume