. ‘Self-sufficiency’ in food, in the true sense of freedom
from hunger, has not been achieved in India in spite of a
more than three-fold rise in food grains production over
1950-1990. Which of the following are the reasons for it?
1. The green revolution has been restricted to small pockets
of the country.
2. The cost of food is too high compared to the earnings of
the poor.
3. Too much emphasis is laid on wheat and paddy compared to
the coarse grains.
4. The gains of the green revolution have largely accrued to
the cash crop rather than food crops.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
A proclamation of emergency issued under article 36 must be approved by the parliament within ? a) 1 month b) 6 weeks c) 2 months d) 3 months
Who among the following Heads of the Government was conferred Ceral Medal in May 2004 in recognition of her efforts to foster rural development and fight against poverty in her country ? (a) Ms. Chandrika Kumaratunga ? President of Sri Lanka (b) Begum Khaleda Zia ? Premier of Bangladesh (c) Ms. Megawati Sukarnoputri ? President of Indonesia (d) Mr. Ahmed Badawi ? Premier of Malaysia
Which metal is used for galvansing iron to immunize at against rusting? (A) Tin (B) Nickel (C) Zinc (D) Copper
Laws for Union Territories that don?t have their own legislatures are made by the: (a) Lt Governor (b) President (c) Union Cabinet (d) Parliament
Where is the ?Dilwara Jain Temple? located? (a) Udaipur (b) Jaipur (c) Ajmer (d) Mount Abu
National Science day is observed on (A) February 15 (B) February 28 (C) March 5 (D) March 15
Gandhiji increasingly turned the face of nationalism towards the: (a) workers (b) farmers (c) common people as a whole (d) tribal people
SWOT 1 An analysis 2 An agreement 3 A mechanism 4 An embargo
The company that has acquired Spectra mind is 1 RIL 2 TCS 3 WIPRO 4 SATYAM
The process by which green plants build their own tissues is known as: (a) photosynthesis (b) taliche (c) podzolization
The first India-made frigate is: (a) INS Vikrant (b) INS Kukri (c) INS Udaigiri (d) INS Nilgiri
Which one of the following is the largest contributor to the total tax revenue of the Government of India? 1 Income tax 2 Wealth tax 3 Union Excise duty 4 Customs duty