2706: The following figure represents time vs. learning curves of two students, Q and R for learning a Mathematics lesson :


Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the graph ?

(a) R started slowly in the beginning but got ahead of Q to complete learning the lesson
(b) Q started slowly and finished learning the lesson earlier than R
(c) R was always faster than Q in learning Mathematics
(d) Q was always faster than R in learning Mathematics
2707: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I
A. Harold Pinter
B. Jacques Diouf
C. Jose Manuel Barroso
D. Raymond Lafitte

List-II
1. Director-General, Fao
2. President, European Commission
3. World Bank appointed expert for Adjudicating on the Baglihar Hydel Project
4. Literature


2708: Consider the following statements regarding Reserve Bank of India :

I. It is a banker to the Central Government.

II. It formulates and administers monetary policy.

III. It acts as an agent of the Government in respect of India's membership of IMF.

IV. It handles the borrowing programme of Government of India.

Which of these statements are correct ?

(a) I and II
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I, II, III and IV
(d) III and IV
2709: The term of the Lok Sabha

(a) cannot be extended under any circumstances

(b) can be extended by six months at a time

(c) can be extended by one year at a time during the proclamation of emergency

(d) can be extended for two years at a time during the proclamation of emergency
2710: Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India says that the executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union ?

(a) Article 257
(b) Article 258
(c) Article 355
(d) Article 356