2221: In which one of the following countries are 75 percent of seats in both Houses of Parliament filled oh the basis of first-past-the-post system and 25 per cent on the basis of Proportional Representation system of elections ?
(a) Germany
(b) Italy
(c) France
(d) Russia
2222: One day before her death, Mrs. Indira Gandhi:
(a) Inaugurated india's first air defence-guided missile school in Berhampur (Orissa).
(b) Laid the foundation stone of an ordnance factory in Bolangir (Orissa).
(c) Addressed a public meeting in Patna.
(d) None of the above.
2223: Consider the following statements : Small scale industries are, in most cases, not as efficient and competitive as the large scale ones. Yet the Government provides preferential treatment and reservations in a range of products to the small firms because small scale industries
I. provide higher employment on a per unit capital deployment basis.
II. promote a regional dispersion of industries and economic activities.
III. have performed better in export of manufactured products than the large scale ones.
IV. provide jobs to low skill workers, who otherwise may not find employment avenues elsewhere.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
(a) I and IV
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) III and IV
2224: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I List II
(Publisher) (Publication)
I. Ministry of Industry (A) Report on Currency and Finance
II. Central Statistical Organisation (B) Economic Survey Statistical Organisation
III. Reserve Bank of India (C) Wholesale Price Index
IV. Ministry of Finance (D) National Accounts Statistics
Codes:
(a) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
(c) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
(d) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
2225: The given map shows locations of airports labelled as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. What is the correct sequence of the airports in which the hijacked Indian Airlines plane IC-814 landed after its initial take off from Kathmandu in December 1999 ?
(a) 3, 1, 2, 4
(b) 2, 4, 1, 3
(c) 5, 4, 2, 3
(d) 5, 1, 3, 2