1871: India's external debt increased from US $98,158 million as at the end of March 2000 to US $100,225 million as at the end of March 2001 due to increase in
(a) multilateral and bilateral debt
(b) rupee debt
(c) commercial borrowings and NRI deposits
(d) borrowing from International Monetary Fund
1872: An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was
(a) that all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of autonomy for India
(b) the creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War
(c) the active participation and cooperation of the Indian people, communities and political parties in the British war effort as a
condition for granting independence with full sovereign status to India after war.
(d) the framing of a constitution for the entire Indian Union, with no separate constitution for any province, and a Union Constitution to be accepted by all provinces
1873: After Chauri Chaura incident in which 22 policemen were killed, the result was that:
(a) Gandhiji started his Dandi March
(b) Gandhiji called off the no tax campaign
(c) Gandhiji withdrew his movement of non-cooperation
(d) Gandhiji went to-talk with the Viceroy, Lord Irwin
1874: Which one of the following is an active component of oil of clove ?
(a) Menthol
(b) Eugenol
(c) Methanol
(d) Benzaldehyde
1875: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I (Eminent Person) List-II(Known as)
A. Bhanu Bharti 1. Music composer
B. Mike Pandey 2. Poet and Literateur
C. Mohd. Zahur Khayyam 3. Theatre director
D. Vinda Karandikar 4. Wildlife film maker
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 4 1 2