Explanation: C. The Indian Parliament has passed the 104th Constitution Amendment Bill, providing reservations for the socially and educationally backward classes, besides the Scheduled Classes and Scheduled Tribes, in all private aided and unaided educational institutions.

Explanation: C. Superintendence, direction and control of elections to be vested in an Election Commission under Article 324.

1. Free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 years age-group by the State by the seventysixth Amendment to the Constitution of India.
2. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan seeks to provide computer education even in rural areas.
3. Education was included in the Concurrent List by the Forty-second Amendment, 1976 to the 'Constitution of India'.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Explanation: C. Statement 1 is incorrect as this provision was added by 86th Amendment Act (not 76th).

1. The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in national interest for the Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List.
2. Resolutions approving the proclamation of Emergency are passed only by the Lok Sabha.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: A. Statement 1 is correct as per provisions under Article 249. Statement 2 is incorrect as resolutions approving the proclamation of Emergency are passed by both Houses of Parliament (not only LS).

1. There is no provision in the Constitution of India to encourage equal pay for equal work for both men and women.
2. The Constitution of India does not define backward classes.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: B. Statement 1 is incorrect as equal pay for equal work for both men and women is provided under Article 39(d) in Directive Principles of the State Policy under Part IV of the Constitution. Under Article

Explanation: D. Article 214 of the Constitution says

Explanation: D. PN Bhagwati was CJI during July 1985

1. A person who has held office as a permanent Judge of a High Court cannot plead or act in any court or before any authority in India except of the Supreme Court.
2. A person is not qualified for appointment as a Judge of a High Court in India unless he has for at least five years held a judicial office in the territory of India.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: D. Statement 1 is incorrect because after retirement a permanent judge of High Court shall not plead or act in a Court or before any authority in India, except the SC and a HC other than the HC in which he had held his office (Art 220).

Explanation: B. Dantidurga, a feudatory of Chalukyas, founded the Rastrakuta empire in 753 C E (AD) with their capital at Manyakhet

Explanation: A. Sindhu was the old name of river Indus and Vitasta was the old name of River Jhelum. In persent time Takshashila situated in Pakistan.

Explanation: A. Alexander (Greek, 326 B.C.E.); Sakas (90 B.C.E.); Kushanas (45 C.E.)

1. The Ikshvaku rulers of Southern India were antagonistic towards Buddhism.
2. The Pala rulers of Eastern India were patrons of Buddhism.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/ are correct?

Explanation: B. Statement 1 is incorrect as most of the inscriptions of the Andhra Ikshvaku period record either the construction of the Buddhist viharas or the gifts made to them which shows that the Ikshvaku rulers of Southern India were supporters of Buddhism.

Explanation: D. It was written by Samudragupta's court poet Harisena.

Explanation: B. Angkorvat temple is the first Hindu temple, dedicated to the god Vishnu. Buddhist temple was built during the reign of Suryavarman II. It is the world's largest religious building.

Explanation: D. Indigenous chieftains from Karnataka rose to become the founders of a dynasty after a series of internal bickerings with other local chieftains. Vijaya and Krishna, two brothers were responsible for the establishment of this small feudatory state of Vijayanagara Empire. Vijaya ascended the throne under the assumed name of Yaduraja in 1399 A.D. To begin with, this was a very small state containing only parts of Mysore district. Mysore was the capital city.

Explanation: D. In 1612 Sir Thomas Roe visited to Mughal Emperor Jahangir to arrange for a commercial treaty that would give the company exclusive rights to reside and build factories in Surat and other areas. In return, the company offered to provide the Emperor with goods and rarities from the European market. Jahangir accepted the proposal and the company created trading posts in Surat (where a factory was built in 1613), Madras (1639), Bombay (1668), and Calcutta (1690).

Explanation: C. A is correct but R is wrong as he issued bronze coins as the token currency which was a great fiasco.

Explanation: C. Bahlol (1451

Explanation: C. Best answer is c as Tukaram (1608

Explanation: B. Abdul Hamid Lahori (d. 1654) was a traveler during the period of Shahjahan who later became a court historian of Shahjahan. He wrote the book Padshah Nama also referred as Badshah nama, about the reign of Shahjahan.

1. The Charter Act, 1853 abolished East India Company monopoly of Indian trade.
2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858 the British Parliament abolished the rule of East India Company and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: B. The Charter Act, 1813 (not 1853) abolished East India Company monopoly of Indian trade.

Explanation: D. Anand Math is a Bengali novel, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and published in 1882. Set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion in the late 18th century.

Explanation: D. The British forces had failed to subdue him for over a year. He was however betrayed into the hands of the British by his trusted friend, Man Singh, while asleep in his camp in the Paron forest. He was captured on 7 April 1859 by a detachment of native infantry from British General Richard John Meade's troops led to him by Singh and escorted to Shivpuri where he was tried by a military court.

Explanation: A. Revolt of 1857 is referred as Sepoy Mutiny by many historians. After the mutiny Lord Canning was made the Viceroy and power was transferred from the East India Company to the British crown by Act of 1858.

Explanation: C. They also celebrated the first Independence day on January 26, 1930, which was the date later selected for the adoption of the Indian constitution.

1. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in Paris in the year 1907.
2. Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji.
3. Madam Cama was born to a Parsi.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: B. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in Stuttgart, a city in Germany (not in Paris) on 21st August, 1907.

Explanation: C. After the Indian independence in 1947, Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first Indian President of India.

Explanation: C. Diamantine Trench is istuated in south-east part of Indian Ocean. The depth of Diamantine Trench is 8047 m.

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Explanation: D. A is incorrect as the mars revolution round the sun takes 1.88 years of Earth's revolution. The diametre of earth is almost double to the diameter of mars.

1. Southern Florida
2. Puerto Rico
3. Hawaiian Islands

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Explanation: B. Bermuda Triangle is a strange and mysterious location in southern Atlantic Ocean. It is roughly in the shape of a triangle which extends upto South Florida, Pruto Rico and Bermuda Island.

Explanation: B. Bulgaria & Greece are in dispute over the Macedonian territory.

Explanation: C. The Huangpu river is the largest river in Shanghai in China. It is 113.07 km long 400 metres wide and 9 metres deep. Shanghai gets most of its drinking water from Huangpu.

Explanation: B. As per a 2016 report, Kazakhstan is the largest producer of uranium with a total output of 24,575 tonnes, accounting for 39 percent of global uranium supply in 2016. But among the given alternatives in the question, canada is the largest producer of uranium in world. Largest uranium producers :(2016) 1. Kazakhstan; 2. Canada; 3. Australia; 4. Niger; 5. Namibia; 6. Russia.

1. Length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile.
2. Harmattan is a dusty land-wind of the East African Coast.
3. Greece and Albania form a part of the Iberian Peninsula.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: D. One terrestrial mile (1609 metres) is lesseer than one nautical mile (1852 meters). The Harmattan is a season in the west African subcontinent, which occurs the end of November and the middle of March. It is characterized by the dry and dusty north easterly trade wind which blows from the Sahara Desert over west Africa into the Gulf of Guinea. The Iberian peninsula includes Portugal, Spain, Andorra and Gibraltar.

Explanation: B. Colombia, Kenya and Indoneisa are countries through which the equator passes.

Explanation: A. Baikonur is world's first and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in Kazakhstan and not in Russia.

Explanation: D. Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh are countries bordering Myanmar.

1. The Head Quarters of the North Western Railway are located at Jodhpur.
2. "Indrail Pass"
3. Fairy Queen is a train using the world's oldest working engine and the Indian Railways conducts a journey of wildlife and heritage sites on it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation: B. Correct option is B.

1. Sikkim has the minimum area among the 28 Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).
2. Chandigarh has the highest literacy rate among Pondicherry, National Capital Territory of Delhi and other Union Territories.
3. Maharashtra has the highest population after Uttar Pradesh among the 28 Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: D. Maharashtra is ranked 2nd after Uttar Pradesh among 28 Indian states. So, option '3' is correct. But option '1' and '2' are incorrect, because Goa is the smallest state based on area (i.e., 3702 sq km), not the Sikkim. Highest literacy rate is of Union territory is Lakshadweep i.e. 86.7%.

1. A. Mon 1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. B. Nalbari 2. Assam
3. C. Naisghat 3. Meghalaya
4. D. Tura 4. Nagaland

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Explanation: A. A-4; B-2; C-1; D-3.

1. Petronet LNG Ltd. is setting up another LNG terminal at Mangalore.
2. The Head Office of the Dredging Corporation of India is at Vishakhapatnam.
3. The Narwapahar Mine is operated by the Uranium Corporation of India Limited.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Explanation: C. Correct option is C.

1. Appellate Tribunal for electricity has been established by each state government in India.
2. One of the component of the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP) is up gradation of sub-transmission and distribution system for electricity in India.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: B. By virtue of section 110 of the Electricity Act 2003, an Appellate Tribunal for Electricity having jurisdiction throughout India has been set up to hear appeals or original petitions against the order of the Adjudicating officer. But in states like Delhi and Orissa electricity has been privatized. So, the statement '1' is wrong. It is not present in Jammu and Kashmir.

1. A. Markha Valley 1. Sikkim
2. B. Dzukou Valley 2. Himachal Pradesh
3. C. Sangla Valley 3. Jammu & Kashmir
4. D. Yumthang Valley 4. Nagaland

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Explanation: D. A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1.

Explanation: C. Cauvery is a river of southern India, rises on Brahmagiri Hill in Western Ghats in Coorg district of Karnataka.

Explanation: C. A-4; B-2; C-5; D-1.

Explanation: B. The correct sequence of the rivers in India from north towards south is Shyok

Explanation: C. Laterite soil is mostly found in areas of high rainfall and temperature with alternate dry and wet Periods it is suitable for growing rice, ragi and sugarcane.

Explanation: C. Fiscal responsibility and budget management act aims to bring down Fiscal deficit to 3% by 2008 and the revenue deficit to zero by 2008.

Explanation: B. All taxes which are the personal liability of an assessee come under direct taxes. They include income tax, professional tax, wealth tax, securities transaction tax, commodity transaction tax and the like. On the other hand, the taxes which a person can recover from some other person but the liability of which remains of the person collecting such taxes are indirect taxes. These are custom duty, excise, service tax, vat, CST and the like.

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Explanation: A. Balance of payments of a nation consists of visible account, invisible account and capital account. Whereas balance of trade = Export of goods

Explanation: C. Federal Bank is a major Indian commercial bank in the private sector, headquartered at Kochi, Kerala.

1. Life Insurance Corporation of India is the oldest insurance company in India.
2. National Insurance Company Limited was nationalized in the year 1972 and made a subsidiary of General Insurance Corporation of India.
3. Headquarters of United Indian Insurance Company Limited are located at Chennai.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Explanation: C. The oldest existing insurance company in India is the National Insurance Company, which was founded in 1906, and is still in business.

Explanation: D. The speed of sound is the distance travelled during a unit of time by a sound wave propagating through an elastic medium. In dry air at 20

Explanation: C. fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is a gas discharge lamp that uses electricity to excite mercury vapour. The excited mercury atoms produce shortwave ultraviolet light that then causes a phosphor to fluoresce, producing visible light. 6500 K is usually printed on a used fluorescent tubelight.

Explanation: C. Dolby B and C are the noise reduction circuits developed by Dolby laboratories. Dolby noise reduction has made it possible to protect the music from tape noise, and helped make cassette the most popular audio product ever devised.

1. Caffeine, a constituent of tea and coffee is a diuretic.
2. Citric acid is used in soft drinks.
3. Ascorbic acid is essential for formation of bones and teeth.
4. Citric acid is a good substitution ascorbic acid in our nutrition.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Explanation: D. Caffeine also spelled caffei is most commonly consumed by humans in infusions extracted from the bean of the coffee plant and the leaves of the tea bush, as well as from various foods and drinks containing products derived from the kola nut. Acids are added to soft drinks for extra bite and mouth feel. The primary acid used in colas is phosphoric acid, while the one used in citrus flavoured drinks is usually citric acid. Citric acid is a good substitution of ascorbic acid as per nutritional value.

Explanation: B. Solder is a fusible metal alloy with a melting point or melting range of 90 to 450 degree Celsius (190 to 840

1. Benzene
2. Carbon tetrachloride
3. Sodium carbonate
4. Trichloroethylene

Which of the above/is are used as dry cleaning chemical?

Explanation: C. Dry cleaning is a cleaning process for clothing and textiles involves using a chemical solvents other then water. The solvent used is typically trichloroethylene while carbon tetra chloride and tri chloro-ethane is used historically. Benzene is other common agent used for this purpose.

1. Ilmenite
2. Zirecon
3. Sillimanite
4. Tungsten

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Explanation: B. Ilmenite, Zirecon and Sillimanite are found in kollam district in Kerala but tungsten is not found in the beach sands of Kerala.

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Explanation: A. Cellulose is not soluble in water that is why it is used in making shatter

1. The common bile duct releases its contents into stomach.
2. The pancreatic duct releases its contents into duodenum.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?

Explanation: B. Bile duct and pancreatic duct both releases its contents into duodenum. The digestive enzyme (pancreatic juices) releases to duodenum from pancreatic duct.

Explanation: A. Rice is not a good source of calcium.

1. ELISA test is employed as the first and most basic test for an individual to detect cancer.
2. Almost 50% of human beings have Rh+ blood while the remaining have Rh

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: D. ELISA Test is employed as the first and most basic test for an indivisual to detect HIV/AIDS. 85% of human beings possess Rh+ and and 15% are Rh

Explanation: D. Hepatic portal vein deliver the nutrient rich blood from the stomach and small intestine to the liver. It is the largest gland in the body.

Explanation: B. Cloning a human embryo for the first time took place in U.SA. Cloning is a process when identical types of progenies are produced from one individual.

1. Meningococcal Meningitis is transmitted from person to person by mosquito bites.
2. Vomiting and neck pain are two of the symptoms of Meningococcal Meningitis. .

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: B. Meningococcal meningitis is transmitted from person to person through cough and having a body contact on a regular basis. It is called droplet transmission.

1. ELISA test is employed as the first and most basic test for an individual to detect cancer.
2. Almost 50 per cent of human beings have Rh+ blood while the remaining have Rh

Which of the statements given above is / are correct ?

Explanation: D. ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay) is most widely used in detecting the presence of HIV antibodies. Rh+ blood group is found in more than 85% of people.

Explanation: A. Slovenia's Capital is Ljublijana, and Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia.

Explanation: C. The Universal Product Code (UPC) is a barcode symbology (i.e., a specific type of barcode) that is widely used in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and in other countries for tracking trade items in stores.

Explanation: D. Pyinmana is a logging town and sugarcane refinery center in the Naypyidaw Union Territory of Myanmar. The administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved to a militarized greenfield site two miles west of Pyinmana on November 6, 2005.

1. Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary General is from Nigeria.
2. Kofi Annan is the First UN Secretary General to be appointed from the ranks of the United Nations Staff.
3. Kofi Annan was appointed for a second term to the office of the UN Secretary General.

statements given above are correct?

Explanation: C. Kofi Annan of Ghana is the seventh Secretary- General of the United Nations. The first Secretary- General to be elected from the ranks of United Nations staff, he began his term on 1 January 1997. On 29 June 2001, acting on a recommendation by the Security Council, the General Assembly appointed him by acclamation to a second term of office, beginning on 1 January 2002 and ending on 31 December 2006.

1. The Nobel Prize Awarding Ceremony takes place on December 10, of every year.
2. The Nobel Prize for Literature was added later on to the other five areas: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Peace and Economics.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: A. Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been presented to the Laureates at ceremonies on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. As stipulated in the will of the Swedish-born inventor and international industrialist Alfred Nobel, which was opened after his death in 1896, the Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine and Literature are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, while the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.

Explanation: B. The screenplay of the film 'The Guide' had been written by Nobel Laureate Pearl S Buck.

Explanation: D. Lectures from Colombo to Almora is a book of Swami Vivekananda based on his various lectures.

Explanation: B. The Communist Manifesto was written by Karl Marx with the assistance of Friedrich Engels.

Explanation: D. Akinwande Oluwole "Wole" Babatunde Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright and poet. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first African to be honored in that category.

Explanation: C. Genpact Limited is a multinational business process outsourcing and information technology services company, domiciled in Bermuda with executive headquarters in New York.

1. A. Harold Pinter 1. Director-General, FAG
2. B. Jacques Diouf 2. President, European Commission
3. C. Jose Manuel 3. World Bank appointed Barroso expert for adjudicating on the Baglihar Hydel Project
4. D. Raymond Lafitte 4. Literature

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Explanation: C. Harold Pinter was a Nobel Prize-winning English playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. Jacques Diouf is a Senegalese diplomat who was Director- General of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization from January 1994 to 31 December 2011. Jos

Explanation: D. Eric Richard Kandel is an American neuropsychiatrist. He was a recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons.

Explanation: C. In April 2002, the Netherlands became the first country to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide. It imposed a strict set of conditions: the patient must be suffering unbearable pain, their illness must be incurable, and the demand must be made in "full consciousness" by the patient.

1. Christopher Hovercraft Cockerell
2. David Bushnell Submarine
3. J. C. Perrier Steamship

Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:

Explanation: A. The Hovercraft invented by Christopher Cockerell is officially launched in Southampton. Sir Christopher Cockerel linvented the hovercraft, the vehicle which can travel across land or water on a cushion of air. David Bushnell is credited as the inventor of the submarine, which was first used to launch explosives against British ships during the American Revolution (1775-83).Steam ship was invented by J.C Perrier in the year 1775.

Explanation: C. Davos is host to World Economic Forum, an annual meeting of global political and business elites and the home of huge ski resort is a town of Switzerland.

1. The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale and so an increase of 1 magnitude unit represents a factor of 10 times in amplitude.
2. Each integer reading of the Richter scale has an energy 100 times that the previous integer reading.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: A. The magnitude of intensity of energy released by an earthquake is measured by Richter Scale. The number indicating magnitude on Richter Scale ranges between 0 and 9 but infact the scale has no upper limit of number because it is a logarithmic scale. But each integer reading of the Richeter Scale has an energy 32 times of previous integer reading. So the statement is not correct.

Explanation: D. The member of Nordic Council are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden with the autonomous territories Greenland, Faroe Island and Aland.

Explanation: C. Correct option is C.

Explanation: C. Correct option is C.

1. A. Chandra Kochhar 1. Advertising
2. B. Amrita Patel 2. Banking
3. C. Indra Nooyi 3. Dairy Development
4. D. Piyush Pandey 4. Pepsi Co

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Explanation: C. Correct option is C.

Explanation: B. The "Midas Communications Technologies Private Limited" has been conferred with the CSIR Diamond Jubilee Technology Award 2004 for design, development and commercialization of cor DECT WLL (Wireless in Local Loop) access system and optima, a Fiber-in-Local Loop (FLL) access system. Midas Communication developed these products in collaboration with TeNeT (Telecommunication and Computer Network), lIT Madras (Chennai).

Explanation: C. Prime Minister of India is the chairman of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) established in 1942, is an autonomous body and India's largest research and development (R&D) organisation. It operates as an autonomous body registered under the Registration of Societies Act of 1860.

Explanation: C. After the name change to Indian, the company's aircraft sported a new look inspired by the Sun Temple at Konark in Odisha.

Explanation: B. Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh Governments signed a memorandum of understanding for the linking of river Betwa and Ken. Both Ken and Betwa are the triburaties of Yamuna. According to the proposal 1020 million cubic metres of will be diverted from Ken Basin in a link canal that will be 231 km long. The canal will tranverse both states to provide irrigation and drinking water.

Explanation: D. Yamini Krishnamurthy.

Explanation: D. BSE IndoNext is a joint initiative by BSE and Participating RSEs. In order to instill higher sense of involvement on the issues relating to management, business development, marketing and general operations of the BSE IndoNext platform, a "BSE IndoNext Council" has been constituted. This Council's duties have been defined in the Bye-laws of BSE and participating RSEs and operate under the overall supervision and control of the Governing Board of BSE.

1. In India, during the financial year 2004-2005 an increase of below 10% over the value of exports (in rupee terms) in the financial year 2003-2004 was reported.
2. According to the WTO, India share in the world merchandise exports crosses 2% in the year 2005.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: D. Neither 1 nor 2.

Explanation: D. Government of India (GOI) has been promoting sanitation coverage in a campaign mode to ensure better health and quality of life for people in rural India. To add vigour to its implementation, GOI launched an award based Incentive Scheme for fully sanitized and open defecation free Gram Panchayats, Blocks, Districts and States called "Nirmal Gram Puraskar" (NGP) in October 2003 and gave away the first awards in 2005 as a component of its flagship scheme Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC). Nirmal Gram Puraskar till 2011 was given by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MoDWS), Government of India at all levels of PRIs that is Gram Panchayat, Block Panchayat and district Panchayat.

1. According to the census 2001, Kerala has the smallest gap in male and female literacy rates among the 28 states of India (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).
2. According to the Census 2001, Rajasthan has literacy rate above the national average literacy rate.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: D. Mizoram is the state where male literacy is 90.7% and female literacy is 86.7%. So, Mizoram is the state of smallest gap in male and female literacy, where Kerala has 94.2% in male and 87.7% in female. In statement 2 literacy of Rajasthan is 60.4%, where national literacy is 64.8%.

1. The agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) came into effect from 1st December, 2005.
2. As per SAFT A agreement terms, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have to decrease their custom duties to the level of 0 to 5 per cent by the year 2013.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Explanation: D. Neither 1 nor 2.

Explanation: B. The 2005 Davis Cup was the 94th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 teams participated in the tournament. The final took place 2-4 December at the Sibamac Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia, with Croatia defeating Slovakia for their first title.

Explanation: A. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Russia did not participate in this event.

Explanation: D. The steel industry recorded highest growth rate of 7%, electricity, generation growth rate was 4%, coal industry growth was 3.3%.