Annamalai University 2007 B.A General Studies - Preliminary 2003 - Solved - Question Paper
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(b) the spread of western culture in India
(c) the promotion of literacy among the people using English medium of language
(d) the introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education (d)
33. Who won the title in the finals of French Open men’s singles tennis championship in the year 2002?
(a) Albert Costa (b) Juan Carlos Ferrero
(c) Andre Agassi (d) Pete Sampras (a)
34. Consider the subsequent statements :
The function(s) of the Finance Commission is / are
1. to allow the withdrawal of money out of the Consolidated Fund of India.
2. to allocate ranging from the States the shares of proceeds of taxes.
3. to consider applications for grants-in-aid from States.
4. to supervise and report on whether the Union and State governments are levying taxes in accordance with the budgetary provisions.
Which of these statements is / are accurate ?
(a) Only one (b) two and three
(c) three and four (d) 1, two and 4 (c)
35. Which 1 among the subsequent States has the highest female lieracy rate as per the Census 2001 ?
(a) Chattisgarh (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Orissa (d) Rajasthan (a)
36. Which 1 among the subsequent countries has the least GDP per capita ?
(a) China (b) India
(c) Indonesia (d) Sri Lanka (b)
37. Consider the subsequent statements :
1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority
2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority
Which of these statements is / are accurate ?
(a) Only one (b) Only two
(c) Both one and two (d) Neither one nor 2 (c)
38. Israel has common borders with
(a) Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
(b) Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
(c) Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt
(d) Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen (a)
39. What is the accurate sequence of the rivers - Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths ?
(a) Godavari-Mahanadi-Narmada-Tapi
(b) Godavari-Narmada-Mahanadi-Tapi
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