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

(c) Narmada-Godavari-Tapi-Mahanadi
(d) Narmada-Tapi-Godavari-Mahanadi (b)
40. If the radius of the earth were to shrink by 1 per cent, its mass remaining the same, the value of ‘g’ on the earth’s surface would
(a) increase by 0.5% (b) increase by 2%
(c) reduce by 0.5% (d) reduce by 2% (b)
41. With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which 1 of the subsequent statements is NOT accurate ?
(a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
(b) The English opened their 1st factory in South India at Masulipatam
(c) In Eastern India, the English Company opened its 1st factory in Orissa in 1633
(d) Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746 (a)
42. With refrerence to Indian freedom struggle, which 1 of the subsequent statements is NOT accurate ?
(a) The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave of popular indignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
(b) Subhas Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc
(c) Bhagat Singh was 1 of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
(d) In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact (d)
43. Consider the subsequent statements :
1. In the last 5 years, Indian software exports have increased at a compound annual growth rate of about 60%.
2. The software and services industry in India registered an overall growth of about 28% in rupee terms during the year 2001-2002.
Which of these statements is / are accurate ?
(a) Only one (b) Only two
(c) Both one and two (d) Neither one nor 2 (c)
44. Which 1 of the subsequent statements is NOT accurate ?
(a) India is the 2nd largest producer of nitrogenous fertilizers in the world
(b) India is the 9th largest steel producing country in the world (a)
45. Which 1 of the subsequent statements is accurate ?
(a) Only the Rajya Sabha and not the Lok Sabha can have nominated members
(b) There is a constitutional provision for nominating 2 members belonging to the Anglo-Indian community to the Rajya Sabha
(c) There is no constitutional bar for a nominated member to be appointed as a Union minister
(d) A nominated member can vote both in the Presidential and Vice Presidential elections (c)

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