476: India has experienced persistent and high food inflation in the recent past,what could be the reasons?
1.Due to a gradual switchover to the cultivation of commercial crops, the area under the cultivation of food grains has steadily decreased in the last five years by about 30%.
2. As a consequnce of increasing incomes, the consumption patterns of the people have undergone a significant change.
3. The food supply chain has structural constraints.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
477: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List I---------List II
I. Butler Committee Report--------- (A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
II. Hurtog Committee Report---------(B) Relationship between the Indian States and Paramount Power
III. Hunter Inquiry Committee Report----(C) Working of Dyarchy as laid down in the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
IV. Muddiman Committee Report---------(D) The growth of education in British India and potentialities of its further progress
Codes:
(a) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
(b) I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-C
(c) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-B, II-D, III-A, IV-C
478: Which one of the following duties is NOT performed by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India ?
(a) To audit and report on all expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India
(b) To audit and report on all expenditure from the Contingency Funds and Public Accounts
(c) To audit and report on all trading, manufacturing, profit and loss accounts
(d) To control the receipt and issue of public money, and to ensure that the public revenue is lodged in the exchequer
479: The first bird is believed to have appeared on the surface of the earth
(a) 300 million years ago
(b) 200 million years ago
(c) 150 million years ago
(d) 100 million years ago
480: A bag contains 20 balls, 8 balls are green, 7 are white and 5 are red. What is the minimum number of balls that must be picked up from the bag blind folded (without replacing any of it) to be assured of picking at least one ball of each colour ?
(a) 4
(b) 7
(c) 11
(d) 16