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

2. For the 1st time, the space vehicle PSLV-C4 carried a payload of more than 1000 kg into a geosynchronous orbit.
Which of these statements is / are accurate ?
(a) Only one (b) Only two
(c) Both one and two (d) Neither one nor 2 (c)
59. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of
(a) Assam Himalayas
(b) Kumaon Himalayas
(c) Nepal Himalayas
(d) Punjab Himalayas (b)
60. Consider the subsequent statements :
1. India is the original home of the cotton plant.
2. India is the 1st country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety leading to increased production.
Which of these statements is / are accurate ?
(a) Only one (b) Only two
(c) Both one and two (d) Neither one nor 2 (c)
61. Who is the writer of the book ‘New Dimensions of India’s Foreign Policy’ ?
(a) A. B. Vajpayee (b) Jaswant Singh
(c) P. C. Alexander (d) Yashwant Sinha (a)
62. How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandarshah’s reign come to an early end ?
(a) He was deposed by his Wazir
(b) He died due to a slip while climbing down steps
(c) He was defeated by his nephew in a battle
(d) He died of sickness due to too much consumption of wine (c)
63. In India, among the subsequent locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at
(a) Surat (b) Pulicat
(c) Cochin (d) Cassimbazar (b)
64. Consider the subsequent statements :
1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from Lok Sabha.
2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
3. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs nominates Members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Boards and Commissions etc. set up by the Government of India in the different ministries.
Which of these statements are accurate ?
(a) one and two (b) two and three
(c) one and three (d) 1, two and 3 (a)
65. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, whose permission is needed for cultivation of any genetically replaced crop such as Bt-Cotton in India, is under the Union Ministry of

Earning:   Approval pending.