2006: Who wrote the book "the story of the Integration of the Indian States"?
(a) C.Rajagopalachari
(b) Krishna Menon
(c) V. P. Menon
(d) B. N. Rao
2007: With reference to the Fourteenth Finance Commission, which of the following statements is/ are correct?
1. It has increased the share of States in the central divisible pool from 32 percent to 42 percent.
2. It has made recommendations concerning sector-specific grants.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2008: Which one of the following best describes the term "Merchant Discount Rate" sometimes seen in news ?
(a) The incentive given by a bank to a merchant for accepting payments through debit cards pertaining to that bank.
( b) The amount paid back by banks to their customers when they use debit cards for financial transactions for purchasing goods or services.
(c) The charge to a merchant by a bank for accepting payments from his customers through the bank's debit cards.
(d) The incentive given by the Government, to merchants for promoting digital payments by their customers through Point of Sale (PoS) machines and debit cards.
2009: The song "Amar Sonar Bangla" written during the Swadeshi Movement of India inspired the liberation struggle of Bangladesh. Who wrote this song ?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) Mukunda Das
(c) Dwijendralal Ray
(d) Rajni Kanta Sen
2010: Who among the following is considered as the inventor of the World Wide Web (WWW)?
(a) Edward Kasner
(b) Vinod
(c) Bill Gates
(d) Tim Berners-Lee