Q.235·International Relations·EasyConsider the following statements: 1. A food chain is the sequence of energy transfer from the lower trophic levels to the upper or higher trophic levels in a natural ecosystem. 2. Amount of energy used at each level of food chain in a natural ecosystem, per unit area per unit time, is called trophic level. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.236·International Relations·EasyConsider the following pairs: Councils President 1. 1st Buddhist Council Vasumitra 2. 2nd Jain Council Sthulabahu 3. 3rd Buddhist Council Mogaliputta Tissa Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?View question
Q.237·International Relations·EasyWhich of the following is/are the reason(s) for implementing the Marginal Cost of funds based Lending Rate (MCLR) system in India? 1. To improve the transmission of the monetary policy. 2. To ensure that bank credit is available at interest rates which are fair to both borrowers and lenders. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.238·International Relations·EasyUnder which of the following situations, core inflation in an economy is said to increase? 1. The salaries of the employees have increased. 2. There is an increase in international crude oil prices. 3. Increased onion prices due to heavy flooding in the onion-producing states. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.239·International Relations·EasyWhich of the following is/are the effect(s) of inflationary trends in an economy? 1. In short term, it leads to unemployment. 2. Nominal growth in an economy decreases. 3. The cost of borrowing increases. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.240·International Relations·EasyConsider the following statements: 1. To widen the access of foreign exchange facilities to the residents and tourists, while ensuring efficient customer service through competition, is the objective behind allowing the FFMCs (Full Fledged Money Changers) to do business. 2. Money changing business can be undertaken by entities authorized by the Reserve Bank of India, under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.241·International Relations·EasyWhich of the following statements, related to the Regulating Act of 1773, is/are correct? 1. It had recognized the political and administrative functions of the Company. 2. It had established the Court of Directors to report on its revenue, civil and military affairs in India. 3. It had distinguished between the commercial and political functions of the Company. Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.242·International Relations·EasyThe Constituent Assembly also functioned as the legislative body. Consider the following statements related to it: 1. The Constituent Assembly was chaired by G. V. Mavlankar, as being working as a Legislative body. 2. It was responsible for the enactment of ordinary laws for the country. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.243·International Relations·EasyConsider the following statements about the Fazl Ali Commission: 1. It accepted language as the basis of reorganization of the states. 2. It rejected the theory of ‘one language–one state’. 3. The Commission suggested the abolition of the classification of states under the original Constitution. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.244·International Relations·EasyThe following table shows the percentage distribution of revenue expenditure of Government of India in 1989-90 and 1994-95: Based on this table, it can be said that the Indian economy is in poor shape because the Central government continues to be under pressure to:View question
Q.245·International Relations·EasyDirections: M, N,O,P,Q, R , S and T are eight members of a family across three generations. Their professions are engineer, scientist, artist, dentist, sportsman, medical representative, teacher and housewife. Further information is as follows: (i) The teacher R is the maternal grandfather of the dentist N, but the dentist is not the granddaughter of the teacher. (ii) P, the maternal uncle of Q, is married to the artist. (iii) The sportsman M is the son-in-law of R’s wife T who is a housewife. (iv) One of the couples in the second generation have two children. (v) The scientist is the mother of N and the sister-in-law of O. What is the profession of N’s maternal Uncle?View question
Q.246·International Relations·EasyThe 'Common Carbon Metric', supported by UNEP, has been developed forView question
Q.247·International Relations·EasyConsider the following statements about landforms formed by groundwater: 1. Such landforms are formed when rocks are porous. 2. Mechanical removal of material plays a key role in the formation of such landforms. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.248·International Relations·EasyWhich of the following processes form part of physical weathering? 1. Freezing, thawing and frost wedging 2. Salt weathering 3. Oxidation and reduction 4. Unloading and expansion Select the correct answer using the code given below:View question
Q.249·International Relations·EasyConsider the following statements: 1. Metamorphic rocks form under the action of pressure, volume and temperature (PVT) changes. 2. Both sedimentary and igneous rocks can be changed into metamorphic rocks. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.250·International Relations·EasyConsider the following statements about earthquake waves: 1. S-waves are similar to sound waves. 2. P-waves can travel only through solid materials. 3. The surface waves are the last to report on the seismograph. Which of the statement given above is/are correct?View question
Q.251·International Relations·EasyConsider the following statements: 1. The coal resources of India are available in older Gondwana formations of the Peninsular India and younger tertiary formations of the north-eastern region. 2. Talcher Coalfield is located in the valley of the Brahmani River. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?View question
Q.252·International Relations·EasyIn which of the following countries, Lake Balkhash, situated in a land depression of tectonic origin, is located?View question