306: The first Leader of the opposition to get recognition in the Indian Parliament was:
(a) Y. B. Chavan
(b) Ram Subhag Singh
(c) A. K. Gopalan
(d) C. M. Stephen
307: Which one of the following statements regarding the election of the President of India is correct?
(a) A candidate securing the majority of votes is not automatically elected.
(b) The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction in any doubt or dispute arising in connection with the election of the President.
(c) The Presidential election cannot take place when one or more State Assemblies stand dissolved because all the State Assemblies form part of the electoral college.
(d) The total value of the votes allotted to both Houses of Parliament is much more than the total value of the votes of all the States taken together.
308: The Union Budget, 2000 awarded a Tax Holiday for the North-Eastern Region to promote industrialisation for
(a) 5 years
(b) 7 years
(c) 9 years
(d) 10 years
309: Why the Indian farmers plough their fields during the time interval between two crops?
(a) In order to keep the soil loose for further cultivation
(b) To increase the porosity of the soil
(c) To escape drought
(d) To prevent clodding
310: In 2003, Alison Richard took over as the first-ever woman Vice-Chancellor of:
(a) Oxford University
(b) Cambridge University
(c) Harvard University
(d) Purdue University