IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1994 (Part 8 of 10)
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- The principal reason why national economic planning is still being pursued inspite of embracing a market economy since 1991 is that
- it is a constitutional requirement
- the vast quantity of capital already deployed in the public sector needs to be nurtured
- Five Yeas Plans can continue to provide a long-term perspective to the economy in market-friendly fashions
- the market economy is mainly confined to industry and commerce, and central planning in agriculture is necessary
- The ideal climatic conditions for the cultivation of rice are
- rainfall above 100 cm, temperature above 25° C
- cool and moist climate for the entire crop period
- rainfall below 100 cm, temperature below 25° C
- warm and dry climate during the entire crop period
- The oldest monarchy in the world is that of
- UK
- Nepal
- Saudi Arabia
- Japan
- The time taken. By the sun to revolve around the centre of our galaxy is
- 25 million years
- 100 million years
- 250 million years
- 500 million years
- Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because
- it has a high boiling point
- it has a high dipole moment
- it has a high specific heat
- it has no colour
- The first to start a joint stock company to trade with were the
- Portuguese
- Dutch
- French
- Danish
- The acceleration due to gravity of a catastrophic earthquake will be
- > 550 cm⟋sec2
- > 750 cm⟋sec2
- > 950 cm⟋scc2
- > 980 cm⟋sec2
- Which of the following electoral systems have been adopted for various elections in India?
- System of direct election on the basis of adult suffrage
- System of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote
- List system of proportional representation
- Cumulative system of indirect elections
- 1 and 2
- 1 and 3
- 1,2 and 3
- 2,3 and 4
- Which one of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after the Revolt of 1857?
- Sanyasi Rebellion
- Santal Rebellion
- Indigo Disturbances
- Pabna Disturbances
- Which of the following taxes is⟋are levied by the Union and collected and appropriated by the States?
- Stamp Duties
- Passenger and goods tax
- Estate Duty
- Taxes on Newspapers
- The oaves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are
- Buddhist
- Buddhist and Jam
- Hindu and Jam
- Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
- The first bird is believed to have appeared on the surface of the earth
- 300 million years ago
- 200 million years ago
- 150 million years ago
- 100 million years ago
- Which one of the following determines that the Indian Constitution is federal
- A written and rigid Constitution
- An independent Judiciary
- Vesting of residuary powers with the Centre
- Distribution of power between the
- Centre and the State
- The significance of the Bengal Regulation of 1793 lies in the fact that
- it provided for the establishment of the Supreme Court
- it restricted the application of English law to Englishmen only
- it accommodated the personal laws of Hindu and Muslims
- it provided for the appointment of the
- Indian Law Commission
- The Mansabdari System introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system fo1lowd in
- Afghanistan
- Turkey
- Mongolia
- Persia