1221: The Multi-dimensional Poverty Index developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative with UNDP support covers which of the following?

1. Deprivation of education, health, assets and services at household level

2. Purchasing power parity at national level

3. Extent of budget deficit and GDP growth rate at national level

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1222: Assertion (A) :

Muhammad bin Tughlaq left Delhi, and, for two years lived in a camp called Swarga-dwari.

Reason (R) :

At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many people died.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
1223: Which one among the following has the maximum number of National Parks?

(a) Assam

(b) Meghalaya

(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(d) Arunachal Pradesh
1224: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ?

I. Increase in foreign exchange reserves : Monetary expansion

II. Low import growth rate in India : Recession in Indian Industry

III. Euro-issues : Shares held by Indian companies in European countries

IV. Portfolio investment : Foreign institutional investors

Select the correct answer by using the following codes :

Codes :

(a) I, II and IV

(b) III and IV

(c) I, II and III

(d) I, II, III and IV
1225: Assertion (A)

Hiuen Tsang came to India during Harsha's rule

Reason (R)

His main objective was to visit the Buddhist shrines

(a) if A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) if A and R both are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) if A is incorrect but R is correct

(d) if A is correct but R is incorrect