4341: Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?
(a) To maintain a large standing army at other's expense
(b) To keep India safe from Napoleonic danger
(c) To secure a fixed income for the Company
(d) To establish British paramountcy over the Indian States
4342: Match List I (Ancient site) with List II (Archaeological finding) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I-------------------List II
(Ancient site)----------(Archaeological finding)
A. Lothal--------------1. Ploughed field
B. Kalibangan----------2. Dockyard
C. Dholavira-----------3. Terracotta replica of a plough
D. Banawali------------4. An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of the Harappan script
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 2 1 3 4
4343: With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765?
(a) Garo
(b) Khasis
(c) Kukis
(d) Tipperahs
4344: With reference to Global Environment Facility,
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(a) It serves as financial mechanism for Convention on Biological Diversity and United Nations Framework Convention on Cliamte Change.
(b) It undertakes scientific research on environmental issues at global level.
(c) It is an agency under OECD to facilitate the transfer of technology and funds to underdeveloped countries with specific aim to protect their environment.
(d) Both (a) and (b).
4345: Both Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) are related to investment in a country. Which one of the following statements best represents an important difference between the two ?
(a) FII helps bring better management skills and technology, while FDI only brings in capital
(b) FDI flows only into the secondary market, while FII targets primary market
(c) FII helps in increasing capital availability in general, while FDI only targets specific sectors.
(d) FII is considered to be more stable than FDI