3111: The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because
(a) the principle of two-Nation theory was then acceptable to them
(b) it was imposed by the British Government and the Congress was helpless in this regard
(c) they wanted to avoid large-scale communal riots
(d) India would have otherwise lost the opportunity to attain freedom
3112: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I (Amendments to the Constitution)
I. The Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991
II. The Constitution (Seventy-fifth Amendment) Act, 1994
III. The Constitution (Eightieth Amendment) Act, 2000
IV. The Constitution (Eighty-third Amendment) Act, 2000
List II (Contents)
(A) Establishment of State level Rent Tribunals
(B) No reservations for Scheduled Castes in Panchayats in Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Constitution of Panchayats in Villages or at other local levels
(D) Accepting the recommendations of the Tenth Finance Commission
(E) According the status of National Capital Territory to Delhi
Codes :
(a) I-E, II-A, III-D, IV-B
(b) I-A, II-E, III-C, IV-D
(c) I-E, II-A, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-A, II-E, III-D, IV-B
3115: In the context of governance, consider the following:
1. Encouraging Foreign Direct Investment inflows
2. Privatization of higher educational Institutions
3. Down-sizing of bureaucracy
4. Selling/offloading the shares of Public Sector Undertakings
Which of the above can be used as measures to control the fiscal deficit in India?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 3 and 4 only