As per the reports from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the three important causes of mortality in India are (1) Tuberculosis, Typhoid and Malaria (2) Malaria, Polio, Cancer (3) Cancer, Heart ailments, Polio (4) Polio, Malaria, Heart ailments (5) None of these

As per the recent decision taken by the Government of India, now the students after passing which of the following examinations are not required to have a stamp ?Emigration check required? on their passports? (1) MBA from IIMs or any other university (2) B.E. or B.Tech. degree (3) Class XII (4) Medical degree in Ayurved System (5) None of these

About 35 multistate Co-operative Banks are likely to come under the Banking Regulation Act as the Government is going to issue an ordinance to that effect in days to come. It was required to be done asA) Co-operative Banks are in bad shape and their restructuring is very much needed.B) RBI recommended that Government should issue an ordinance to this effect.C) The Supreme Court of India has issued an order which says that RBI does not have authority to issue licences to multistate Co-operative Banks. Which of these statements is/are true? (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) Only A & C (5) None of these

Which of the following schemes/programmes is/are now part of the ?Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yozana? (SJSRY) ?A) Nehru Rozgar Yojana (NRY)B) Urban Basic Service for the Poor (UBSP)C) Prime Minister?s Integrated Urban Poverty Eradication Programme (PMIUPEP)D) India Mahila YojanaChoose the correct alternative : (1) Only A (2) Only A & B (3) Only A & D (4) Only D (5) Only A, B & C

Which of the following is the aim of the ?Jan Shree Bima Yojana? of the Union Government launched in 2000? (1) To provide food security to the rural poor. (2) To provide Insurance Security to the people living below poverty line (3) To provide Insurance cover to the women (4) To provide Insurance cover to the children whose parents died in the earthquake in Bhuj a few years back (5) None of these

Which of the following is the objective of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ?A) To minimize imbalances in quantum and duration of the international trade. B) To provide subsidy to the third world countries so that they may complete with developed nations.C) To ensure exchange rate stability.Which of these objectives is correct ? (1) Only A (2) Only A & B (3) Only B (4) Only A & C (5) None of these

The performance of Public Sector Banks during the year 2003-04 has beenA) Slightly lower than during 2002-03B) Much better than the year 2002-03 for all PSBsC) Same as it was in the year 2002-03D) Slightly better for some banks like SBI and its Associates. (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only A & D (4) Only D (5) None of these

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently in a meeting expressed his desire that an early and smooth Value Added Tax (VAT) is very much needed in the country. How the introduction of VAT will be helpful for a country like India?A) VAT will avoid cascading of taxes.B) VAT is expected to enhance revenues in the medium term.C) Some State Governments may have to lose a substantial amount of Sales Tax as the Centre will have a greater share in taxes, but the same will be compensated later on by providing subsidies on certain items.Which of these statements is/are true? (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only A & B (4) Only C (5) A, B and C

Which of the following statements(s) is/are true about the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) ?A) The scheme was introduced in the year 1977.B) Under the scheme, every MP can spend Rs. 2 crore every year on some developmental activity in his/her area.C) Around 6.8 lakh works were recommended by the MPs during the past years out of which about 4.5 lakh were completed by the year 2002. (1) Only A (2) Only A & B (3) Only B (4) Only B & C (5) None of these

According to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Anti Dumping measures can be imposed by a country in which of the following situations ?A) When hazardous nuclear and radioactive waste is dumped in the sea or coastal area of a country by some other nation.B) When some products that have been dumped in the market in such a way that they cause material injury to domestic industry.C) When some substandard agricultural products are dispatched to a country to meet the balance of payment requirements. (1) Only A (2) Only C (3) Only B (4) Only A & B (5) Only B & C

Which of the following is the one major function of the finance Commission set up by the Union Government once every five years ?A) To determine the share of the States and the Centre out of the Tax receipts.B) To determine the minimum support prices of all major agricultural commodities. C) To introduce the new taxes to be levied by the State and the Union governments. (1) Only A & B (2) Only B & C (3) Only B (4) Only C (5) Only A

Which of the following States is adjudged superior to most State in India in human development? (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Gujarat (3) Maharashtra (4) Karnataka (5) None of these

Which of the following statement(s) about industrial output of India during the recent past is/are true (in last few months)?A) Industrial output surges 9.4%.B) Food production was increased by 15%.C) Manufacturing growth was 3.33%. (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) Only A & B (5) Only B & C

What are the objectives of the Task Force, out of A, B, C and D given below, set up to suggest the modalities for the implementation of interlinking of rivers?A) To augment irrigation potential.B) To fulfill the growing need of water.C) To generate additional power.D) To facilitate transportation in the country through inland waterways. (1) Only A & B (2) Only B & C (3) Only C & D (4) Only D & A (5) All A, B, C & D

Which of the following statement(s) about India?s forex kitty is/are true?A) India?s forex kitty grows fastest in the world.B) India?s forex reserves registered a 169% growth during two and a half years period ended in April 04.C) India?s forex reserves growth established a huge lead over the economics of the countries like U.K., USA and Japan. (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) Only A & B (5) All the three