1491: In an examination, every candidate took Physics or Mathematics or both. 65.8% took Physics and 59.2% took Mathematics. The total number of candidates was 2000. How many candidates took both Physics and Mathematics ?
(a) 750
(b) 500
(c) 250
(d) 125
1492: The difference between a bank and a Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFI) is that
(a) a bank interacts directly with customers while an NBFI interacts with banks and governments
(b) a bank indulges in a number of activities relating to finance with a range of customers, while an NBFI is mainly concerned with the term loan needs of large enterprises
(c) a bank deals with both internal and international customers while an NBFI is mainly concerned with the finances of foreign companies
(d) a bank's main interest is to help in business transactions and savings/ investment activities while an NBFI's main interest is in the stabilisation of the currency
1493: The major source of revenue for executing Five-Year Plans is:
(a) Direct taxes
(b) Indirect taxes
(c) Foreign loans
(d) Interest on investments
1494: Consider the following:-
1. Carbon dioxide
2. Oxides of Nitrogen
3. Oxides of Sulphur
Which of the above is/are the emission/emissions from coal combustion at thermal power plants?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1495: English men are more efficient partly by upbringing, partly by race and partly by education. Who said this?
(a) Rippon
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Minto
(d) Dufferin