496: One day before her death, Mrs. Indira Gandhi:
(a) Inaugurated india's first air defence-guided missile school in Berhampur (Orissa).
(b) Laid the foundation stone of an ordnance factory in Bolangir (Orissa).
(c) Addressed a public meeting in Patna.
(d) None of the above.
497: Consider the following statements:
1. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the density of the population of India has increased more than three times.
2. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the annual growth rate (exponential) of the population of India has doubled.
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
Explanation:
Density of population on India in 1951 :117 per sq. km. Density of population of India in 2001: 324 per sq. km. Hence, between Census 1951 nand census 2001 the density of population of India has increased less than three times. India's population growth can be classified into the following two phases: 1951-1981 : Rapid high Growth rate It needs to be noted that during the decade of 1981-91, the Population of India increased by 23.86 percent and the average annual exponential growth rate was 2.14 percent per annum. It was lower than that observed during 1991-2001, with the average annual exponential growth rate being 1.93 percent per annum.
498: Match List-I (Distinguished Ladies) with List-II (Area of Work) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Distinguished Ladies) (Area of Work)
A. Jhumpa Lahiri 1. Science and environment
B. Sunita Narain 2. Novel-writing
C. Naina Lal Kidwai 3. Film industry
D. Ravina Raj Kohli 4. Banking
5. Television media
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 4 5 3 1
(b) 2 1 4 5
(c) 4 1 3 5
(d) 2 5 4 1
499: Match the international events listed below with their respective places labelled as 1,2, 3, 4 and 5 in the given map and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list
International Events :
A. Venue of Commonwealth Conference held in 1999.
B. Venue of World Trade Organisation meeting held in 1999.
C. Place of Israel-Syria Peace talks held in January 2000.
D. Place of military action by Russian troops in January 2000.
Codes :
(a) A-2, B-1, C-5, D-3
(b) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
(c) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
(d) A-4, B-3, C-5, D-2
500: Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Northern Ireland is included in U.K. and Southern Ireland is a sovereign independent, democratic republic.
(b) Southern Ireland is included in U.K. and Northern Ireland is a sovereign independent, democratic republic.
(c) Both are sovereign, independent, democratic republics.
(d) Both are included in U.K.