4101: 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
4102: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using codes given below the lists :
List I List II
I. Vitamin : (A) Pepsin
II. Enzyme : (B) Carotene
III. Hormone : (C) Keratin
IV. Protein : (D) Progesterone
Codes:
(a) I - A, II - B, III - C, IV - D
(b) I - B, II - A, III - D, IV - C
(c) I - B, II - A, III - C, IV - D
(d) I - A, II - B, III - D, IV - C
4103: India is a party to the Ramsar Convention and has declared many areas as Ramsar Sites. Which of the following statements best describes as to how we should maintain these sites in the context of this Convention ?
(a) Keep all the sites completely inaccessible to man so that they will not be exploited
(b) Conserve all the sites through ecosystem approach and permit tourism and recreation only
(c) Conserve all the sites through ecosystem approach for a period without any exploitation, with specific criteria and specific period for each site, and then allow sustainable use of them by future generations.
(d) Conserve all the sites through ecosystem approach and allow their simultaneous sustainable use
4104: World Development Report is an annual publication of
(a) United Nations Development Programme
(b) International Bank of Reconstruction and Development
(c) World Trade Organisation
(d) International Monetary Fund
4105: Which of the following are the objectives of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) ?
I. To stabilise agricultural prices.
II. To ensure meaningful real income levels to the farmers.
III. To protect the interest of the consumers by providing essential agricultural commodities at reasonable rates through public distribution
system.
IV. To ensure maximum price for the farmer.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes:
(a) I, II and III
(b) I, II and IV
(c) I, III and IV
(d) II, III and IV