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66. The number of major ports in India is A.     5    B.     8 C.     13    D.    […]

56. Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop? A.     Coconut    B.     Cotton C.   

61. Which of the following types of soil are mostly confined to river basins and coastal plains of India? A.

56. Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop? A.     Coconut    B.     Cotton C.   

51. The percentage of India’s total population employed in agriculture is nearly A.     40%    B.     50% C.   

46. Which of the following groups of rivers have their source of origin in Tibet? A.     Brahmaputra, Ganges and

36. The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets A. Shimla as a tourist spot B. Shimla as the capital

41. The outer Himalayas lie between A. the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain B. the foot hills and

36. The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets A.     Shimla as a tourist spot B.     Shimla as

31. Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal mountains? A.     Beas, Ravi and Chenab B.

26. The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is A.     the obstruction

16. What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture? A.     Commercial agriculture B.     Extensive agriculture C.     plantation

21. The year ____ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India. A. 1901 B. 1921 C.

16. What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture? A.     Commercial agriculture B.     Extensive agriculture C.     plantation

11. The percentage of earth surface covered by India is A.     2.4    B.     3.4 C.     4.4    D.

6. The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places? A.     Hazaribag and Singbhum of

1. The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river A.     Ganga    B.

71. Deficit financing implies A.     printing new currency notes B.     replacing new currency with worn out currency C.

66. In utensils worth Rs 1000 are produced with copper worth Rs 500, wages paid are Rs 100, other material

61. If the RBI adopts an expansionist open market operations policy, this means that it will A.     buy securities

56. Subsidies mean A.     payment by government for purchase of goods and services B.     payment made by business

46. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in the year A.     1935    B.     1945 C.     1949    D.

51. How many banks were nationalized in 1969? A. 16 B. 14 C. 15 D. 20 Answer & Explanation Answer:

46. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in the year A.     1935    B.     1945 C.     1949    D.

41. The current price index (base 1960) is nearly 330. This means that A.     all items cost 3-3 times