Annamalai University 2007 B.A General Studies - Preliminary 2003 - Solved - Question Paper

(a) Only one (b) Only two
(c) Both one and two (d) Neither one nor 2 (d)
26. Which 1 of the subsequent statements is accurate ?
(a) Alliance Air is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indian Airlines
(b) The Airports Authority of India manages 7 of the country’s international airports
(c) The Airports Authority of India is the regulatory organisation for enforcing civil air regulations in India
(d) It is the function of Directorate General of Civil Aviation to plan and construct runways and terminal buildings and to give air safety services. (c)
27. Which 1 of the subsequent Bills must be passed by every Hosue of the Indian Parliament separately, by special majority ?
(a) Ordinary Bill (b) Money Bill
(c) Finance Bill
(d) Constitution Amendment Bill (d)
28. Consider the subsequent animals of India :
1. Crocodile 2. Elephant
Which of these is / are endangered species ?
(a) Only one (b) Only two
(c) Both one and two (d) Neither one nor 2 (c)
29. Which 1 among the subsequent covers the highest percentage of forest area in the world ?
(a) Temperate Coniferous forests
(b) Temperate Deciduous forests
(c) Tropical Monsoon forests
(d) Tropical Rain forests (a)
30. A 2 member committee comprising of 1 male and 1 female member is to be constituted out of 5 males and 3 females. Amongst the females, Ms. A refuses to be a member of the committee in which Mr. B is taken as the member. In how many various ways can the committee be constituted ?
(a) 11 (b) 12
(c) 13 (d) 14 (a)
31. Consider the subsequent statements :
1. The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadratha was assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Sunga.
2. The last Sunga King, Devabhuti, was assassinated by his Brahmana minister Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the throne.
3. The last ruler of the Kanva dynasty was deposed by the Andhras.
Which of these statements is / are corrct ?
(a) one and two (b) Only two
(c) Only three (d) 1, two and three (d)
32. The aim of education as said by the Wood’s dispatch of 1854 was

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