In Centre-State financial relations in India, Gadjil Formula
is used in
(a) Division of tax revenue
(b) Formulating the policy for resh borrowings
(c) Writing off States indebtedness to the Centre
(d) Allocating Central Plan assistance between States
Name the retired Army Major who holds an important post in the cabinet: 1 Jaswant Singh 2 Yashwant Sinha 3 Pramog Mahajan 4 George Fernandes
According to the current estimates India?s trade deficit during 1998-99 was approximately 1 8.250 billion dollar 2 7.500 billion dollar 3 6.250 billion dollar 4 4.250 billion dollar
Which one of the following groups of rivers have their resources near Lake mansarovar? 1 Ganga, Yamuna, Indus 2 Ganga, Indus, Brahmaputra 3 Bramhaputra, Sutlej, Indus 4 Bramhaputra, Ganga, Yamuna
The First Sikh War was an important event in the administration of : (a) Lord Auckland (b) Lord Ellenborough (c) Lord Hardinge (d) Lord Dalhousie
Which of the following South American countries was devasted by the floods and mudslides in December 1999, killing more than 30,000 people? 1 Colombia 2 Peru 3 Venezuela 4 None of these
The outer layers of rocks around the earth are called the: (a) skin (b) rim (c) crust (d) peripheral strata
Alexander conquered the: (a) Punjab (b) Panchala (c) Ayodhya (d) Magadha
Poison glands of snakes are homologous to 1 Stings of rays 2 Salivary glands of vertebrates 3 Electric organs of fishes 4 Sebaceous glands of mammals
The coating of which one of the following metals on iron is termed as ?galvanising?? 1 Zinc 2 Copper 3 Cadmium 4 Tin
What rank does India occupy with regard to the size of population in the world? (a) First place (b) Second place (c) Third place (d) Fourth place
Which of the following films won the Best Film Award in the announced 52nd National Film Awards? 1 Vaanaprastham 2 Sarfarosh 3 Uttara 4 Page 3
Famous ?Oscar Awards? are presented by the : (a) American Motion Pictures Association (b) World Film Society (c) American Film Society (d) Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences