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ROLLNO. { I l I l ]TEST BOOKLET No. 1 3 8 "i

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TEST FOR M.A. APPLIED ECONOMICS

'I‘ime: 2 Hours Maximum Marks: 4150

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

I. You are provided wi h a Tes Bookle and an Op ical Mark Reader (OMR) Answer Shee o markyour responses. Do no soil he Answer Shee . Read carefully all he ins ruc ions given on heAnswer Shee .

2. Wri e your Roll Number in he space provided on he op of his page.

3. Also wri e your Roll Number, Tes Code, and Tes Subjec in he columns provided for he sameon he Answer Shee . Darken he appropria e bubbles wi h a Ball Poin Pen.

4 The paper consis s of l50 objec ive ype ques ions. All ques ions carry equal marks,

5. Each ques ion has four al erna ive responses marked A, B, C and D and you have o darken hebubble fully by a Ball Poin Pen corresponding o he correc response as indica ed in he exampleshown on he Answer Shee .

6. Each correc answer carries 3 marks and each wrong answer carries 1 minus mark.

7 Space for rough work is provided a he end of his Tes Bookle .

8. You should re urn he Answer Shee o he Invigila or before you leave he examina ion hall.However, you can re ain he Tes Bookle .

9 Every precau ion has been aken o avoid errors in he Tes Bookle . In he even of any suchunforeseen happenings, he same may be brough o he no ice of he Observer/ChiefSuperin enden in wri ing. Sui able remedial measures will be aken a he ime of evalua ion, ifnecessary

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Who has shif ed he emphasis from he produc ion of weal h o‘Dis ribu ion of weal h’?

(A) Ricardo (B) Ma hus(C) Adam Smi h (D) Mal hus

Who firs coined and used he enns Microeconomics andMacroeconomics?

(A) Keynes (B) Marshall(C) J.B. Say (D) Ragnar Frisch

Who s a ed ha indifference curve echnique is merely “The old winein a new bo le"?

(A) Hicks (B) Keynes(C) D.H. Rober son (D) Marshall

The shape of he perfec ly inelas ic demand curve is

(A) parabola(B) hypcrbola(C) s raigh line parallel o X-axis(D) s raigh line perpendicular o X-axis

Price effec = income effec + subs i u ion effec , according o

(A) Marshall (B) Slu sky(C) Keynes (D) Hicks

The elas ici y of subs i u ion be ween any wo inpu s is uni y in hecase of

(A) CBS produc ion func ion(B) Linear produc ion func ion(C) Cobb—Douglas produc ion func ion(D) Leon ief produc ion func ion

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7. Linear homogeneous produc ion func ion represen ed

(A) increasing re urns o scale(B) cons an re urns o scale(C) decreasing re urns o scale(D) None of he above

8. The difference be ween he law of variable propor ions and law ofre ums is

(A) law of variable propor ions in he shor inn and law of re urnsin he very shor period

(I3) law of variable propor ions in he shor run and law of re urnsin he long run

(C) law of variable propor ions in he long run and law of re urnsin he shor run

(D) law of variable propor ions in he long nun and law of re urnsin he very shor period

9. Copy righ is an example of

(B) na ural monopoly(D) monopoly compe i ion

(A) legal monopoly

(C) dumping

10 Average produc can be defined as

(A) o al produc divided by price per uni(B) o al produc divided by average fixed cos(C) o al produc divided by he number of uni s of inpu s used(D) o al produc divided by average variable cos

H. A cos incurred in he pas which is no affec ed by a curren decisionis known as

(A) fixed cos(C) sunk cos

(B) oppor uni y cos(D) rclevan cos

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3 lllllillflllllillA marke s mclure which sa isfies hree condi ions of Pare oOp imali y

(A) Monopoiis ic Compe i ion(B) Perfec Compe i ion(C) Oligopoly(D) Monopoly

“In eres is he reward for par ing wi h liquidi y for a specified period”,according o

(A) Keynes(C) Marshall

(B) Halm(D) Samuelson

Who wro e he book “Risk, uncer ain y and profi ”?

(A) Taussig(C) H. Knigh

(B) Walker(D) J.B. Clark

The concep of Quasi ~ Ren was propounded by

(A) Joan Robienson(C) J.R. Hicks

(B) Marshall(D) Rober son

If he marginal propensi y o consume is .8, he inves men mul iplieris

(A) 4(C) 2

(B) S(D) 8

The Rela ive income hypo hesis is associa ed wi h he name of

(A) James Duesenbeny(C) Mil on Friedman

(B) Keynes(D) Evans

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The in erac ion be ween mul iplier and accelera or has been developed

by

(A) Keynes(C) Samuelson

(B) Hansen(D) J.B. Clark

The rade-off be ween unemploymen and infla ion has been explained

by

(A) indifference curve(C) Phillips curve

(B) demand curve(D) Laffer curve

Which of he following is one of he famous con ribu ions of IrvingFisher o Economics?

(A) Cambridge version of he behavior of money

(B) F isher’s equa ion which s a es ha MV=PT(C) Fisher’s equa ion which s a es ha MV=CT(D) Fisher's equa ion which s a es ha MP=-VT

Shaip model is rela ed o

(A) money supply(C) share marke

(B) axa ion(D) borrowings

Among he following, which is he bes defini ion of Na ional Income?

(A) Na ional Income is he money value of all final goods andservices produced in a coun ry during a period of one year

(B) Na ional Income is he money value of all final goodsproduced in a coun iy during a period of one year

(C) Na ional Income is he value of all final goods produced in acoun y during a period of one year

(D) Na ional Income is he ou come of all economic ac ivi ies of a

na ion valued in erms of money

The erm Ra che effec is associa ed o

(A) produc ion(C) consump ion

(B) dis ribu ion(D) exchange

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Le S = 100 + 0.4Y, where S = savings, Y = income. Then hemarginal propensi y o consume is

(A) 0.4 (B) 0.6(C) 0.7 (D) 0.1Laf fer Curve analysis mainly deals wi h

(A) demand side economics (B) supply side economics(C) fiscal side economics (D) mone ary side economies

which ar icle of he Indian Cons i u ion empowers he appoin men ofFinance Commissions?

(A) Ar icle 230 (B) Ar icle 73(C) Ar icle 74 (D) Ar icle 203

Who is he Chairman of he 14"‘ Finance Commission?

(A) Y \/Reddy (B) Rangarajan(C) Ahluwalia (D) Prime Minis er

Wha is regressive axa ion?

(A) A direc rela ion be ween ax ra e and income(B) An inverse rela ion be ween ax ra e and income(C) A cons an ra e be ween ax ra e and income(D) None of hese

In India, five year plans are approved by

(A) Finance minis er (B) Prime minis er(C) Parliamen (D) NDC

The year in which NABARD was s ar ed

(A) 1969 (B) 1980(C) 1932 (D) 1993

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A consis ency model for Indian’s Four h Plan was formula ed by

(A) P.C.Ma11alanobis(C) KN. Raj

(B) A.K. Sen(D) T.N. Krishnan

The book en i led “Indian Economic Planning in i s Broader Se ing"

has been wri en by

(A) G. Myrdal(C) P.C. Mahalanobis

(B) A.K. Sen(D) KN. Raj

Who in roduced he concep of “disguised unemp1oy1nen "?

(A) RagnarNurkse(C) K.K.Kun'hara

(B) G. Mydral(D) W.A. Lewis

The s a emen , ‘The division of labour is limi ed by he ex en ofmarke ’ is due o

(A) Adam Smi h(C) David Ricardo

(B) J.B. Say(D) Alfred Marshall

The concep of echnological dualism has been pu forward by

(A) B. Higgins(C) A. Lewis

(B) J.I-I.Boeke(D) Rosens ein ~ Rodan

The erm ‘golden age of full employmen equilibrium’ has been coinedby

(A) Rosens ein ~ Rodan(C) G. Myrdal

(B) J. Robinson(D) Leibenslein

Who pu forward he heory of ‘financial dualism’?

(A) J.l-l.Boel<e(C) B. Higgins

(B) A. Lewis(D) H. Myin

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Who proposed Direc Produc Ac ivi ies for speedy developmen ?

(A) Hirshman(C) Marshall

(B) Nurkse(D) Schumpe er

The grow h s ra egy of “grow h wi h zero or minimum social cos " iscalled in developmen as

(A) op imum developmen(B) sus ainable developmen

(C) progressive developmen(D) None of hese

Dandekar and Ra h defined pover y on he basis of

(A) weal h (B) calorie(C) en i lemen s (D) income

if any individual can enjoy a benefi , wi hou paying for i , i is a caseof

(A) scam(C) hef (8) free rider(D) injus ice

In he case ofa direc ax

(A) impac and incidence will be on he same person

(B) impac will be on ax payer(C) incidence and impac will be on differen persons

(D) incidence will be on he ax payer

Among he following, which is he bes example for in erna ional

public good?

(A) Wes ern Gha s(C) Silen \/alloy

(B) RiverNile(D) Biologicaldiversi y

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deposi mul iplier is

(A) Mxr (B) M/I‘(C) M/l-I‘ (D) M/1+)”

Bills of exchange are some imes known as

(A) Near money(C) Business obliga ions

(B) Transferable asse(D) Repora e

Which of he following is he leas liquid asse ?

(A) Shares(C) Cash a hand

(B) Time deposi(D) Plan and Machinery

Which of he following componen s of demand for money can bebe er described as a func ion of ra e of in eres ?

(A) Transac ions(C) Specula ive

(B) Precau ionary(D) Devalua ion

An ini ial deposi of Rs.l000 is mul iplied o Rs.5000 if he value of he deposi mul iplier is

(A) 6 (B) 5(C) 4 (D) 2.5Offer curve in in erna ional rade has been in roduced by

(A) Marshall(C) Leon ief

(B) Meade(D) I-Iaberler

The heory of oppor uni y cos in rade was developed by

(A) I-Iaberlei(C) Meade

(B) Graham(D) Myin

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9 IHIIIIIIMIHIMIName he economis who in roduced he heory of ‘immiserising

grow h’

(A) Keynes(C) A.K. Sen

(B) J.S. Mill(D) Jagdisl1Bhagwa i

Who sugges ed he formula TI=l/e——l, o measure he ra e ofop imum ariff?

(A) Prof. Lipsey(C) Samuelson

(B) Prof. Kindleberger(D) J.S. Mill

The purchasing power pari y heory was developed by

(A) 1.8 Mill(C) Marshall

(B) Cassel(D) Pi gou

The enn “gl0calisa ion" can be a par of

(A) WTO(C) Local Planning

(B) Egovemance(D) LPG

The au hor of he book ARGUMENT ATIVE MAN is

(A) A .K. Sen(C) Maha ma Gandhi

(B) JagadeeshBagava i(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

The head quar ers of Small Indus rial Developmen Bank of India isloca ed a

(A) Delhi(C) Hyderabad

(B) Lucknow(D) Kolko a

“Curren Daily S a us” is a concep used in measuring

(A) daily average s ock of money supply(B) daily average s ock of Foreign Exchange Reserves(C) ra e of infla ion(D) employmen and unemploymen

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(A) Sou h African Free Trade Area(B) Sou h American Free Trade Area(C) Sou h Asian Free Trade Area(D) Sou h Asian F rec Trade Agreemen

Who was he firs economis who advoca ed he concep of “Rollingplan” for developing coun ries‘?

(A) AK)‘ Sen(C) KN. Raj

(B) G. Myrdal(D) P.C. Mahalanobis

The World Bank was es ablished in he year

(A) 1950(C) 1947

(B) 1948(D) 1945

The headquar ers of Asian Developmen Bank. (ADB) is loca ed a

(A) Manila (B) New York(C) Tokyo (D) ParisIMF was es ablished in

(A) 1951 (B) 1947(C) 1944 (D) 1930

Wha is he expansion of IBRD?

(A) In erna ional Bank for Rural Developmen

(B) In erna ional Bank for Recons ruc ion and Developmen(C) In erna ional Bank for Revenue Developmen

(D) In erna ional Bank for Revenue Deploymen

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The share of food crops in he gross cropped area of Kerala S a e(2012) was

(A) below 10 per cen(B) be ween 10 and 20 per cen(C) be ween 20 o 30 per cen(D) above 50 per cen

To al number of developmen blocks in Kerala is

(A) 115 (13) 978(C) 999 (D) 152Among he following, who is more associa ed o he developmen ofKerala S a e?

(A) Dr. John Ma hai (B) Sir C. P Ramaswami(C) Basel Mission (D) Sir Rober Bris o

Kerala Ins i u e of Local Adminis ra ion is loca ed a

(A) Thrissur (B) Emakulam(C) Thimvanan hapuram (D) Kannur

In India, agricul ural price policy is framed by

(B) ACPC(D) NABARD

(A) Ag1".cul u1'eminis 1y

(C) Pl nming Commission

Chainnan of he Na ional Commission on I-"a1'n1ers (2005) was

(A) M.S.Swamina l1an(C) C.N.Vakil

(B) P.RiBramanada(D) Y.V.Red(ly

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(A) Environmen al economics(B) Na ural resource managemen(C) Agricul ural economics(D) All of he above

In India 14 major commercial banks were na ionalised in

(A) Jnlyl969(C) Julyl967

(B) Augus 1970(D) June 197?.

In India, credi policy is of en announced by

(A) Finance Minis ry(C) Reserve Bank oflndia

(B) Planning Commission(D) S a e Bank of India

Inpu -- on pu model has been developed by

(A) Keynes(C) Wassily Leon ief

(B) Boumol(D) Marshall

The book en i led “An Essay on he Na ure and Significance of

Economic Science", was wri en by

(A) Marshall(C) Ma l hus

(B) Robbins(D) Keynes

Among he following, which agency is more associa ed oenvironmen al issues’?

(A) UNO (B) UNCTAD(C) UNDP (D) ADB

Deriva ive ofa cons an is

(A) one (B) zero(C) nega ive (D) -2

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(A) firs order and second order deriva ives should be equal ozero

(B) firs order deriva ive should be equal o zero and second orderderiva ive should be less han zero

(C) firs order deriva ive should be equal o zero and second orderderiva ive should be grea er han zero

(D) firs order and second order deriva ives should be grea er hanzero

An equa ion is

(A) an equali y be ween wo quan i ies(B) a s a emen of equali y be ween wo quan i ies

(C) a s a emen of wo quan i ies(D) balancing of wo quan i ies

The ranspose of a ransposed ma rix is

(B) originalma rix(D) None of he above

(A) always uni y(C) zero

The se of all possible ou comes of a random, or chance, experimen iscalled he

(A) universe (3) Popula ion(C) sample space (D) even

A ma rix which has same elemen s in he arrangemen on bo h sides of

 he diagonal running from nor h~wes o sou h-eas is called

(A) diagonal ma rix (B) iden i yma rix(C) symme ric ma rix (D) riangular ma rix

In quadra ic equa ions, he unknown is of

(A) Second degree(C) Firs degree

(B) Third degree(D) N h degree

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If here are “n” unknowns in a sys em of equa ions, we needequa ions o solve he sys em

(A) 2 (B) 3(C) 100 (D) NIn he ra io “m/11", m is called

(A) An eceden(C) Divisia

(B) Consequen(D) Mul iplia

The base of Napierian is

(A) e (B) 10(C) 0 (D) 100The 12"‘ erm of he series (x-3y), (Zx-Sy), (3x—7y) is

(A) (2. —I0y) (B) (3x-10):)(C) (l2x—-25)») (D) None of he above

When wo real numbers are Combined, i is ~(A) an associa ion (B) acommu a ion(C) adislribu ion (D) an iden i y

If 20/.\' = 4x/20, wha is he value ofx?

(A) 15 (B) 9(C) 10 (D) 12If x + 2): 2 S and 3:: ~ y = 8, wha are he values for x and y?

(B) {3,1}

(D) {L2}

(A) {12}

(C) {4,2}

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(A) {59}

(C) {2,5,7}

(8) {M9}

(D) {L3}

If A: {L3, 5}; .3 = {2,4,5,8}, wha is/ILJB 1?

(A) /1uB={1,3,5,4}

(C) AuB:{1,2,3,4,5,8}

(B) AUB-_-{l,2,3,4,5}

(D) AUB = { 2,3,4,S}

If p’ +41)-—5=0, wha isp?

(A) {L4} (B) {1,—5}(C) {13} (0) {L2}

If he demand func ion is p = :7 bq, marginal revenue is

(A) a — 12!] (B) (I -- Bbq(C) u — 22):} (D) a —- b

If y =: 5.1"’ , wha is Q ?(1.);

(A) n.,\'"‘' (B) 5.1:..\-‘’‘'( Sxn+l xx: +1

The equa ion x3 -1- y2 = ()2 represen s

(A) quadra ic equa ion (B) parabola(C) hyperbnla (D) circle

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(A) 1 (B) 2(C) 3 (D) 4if M}? = 5 - 6x , wha is demand func ion?

(A) 5 - 4,1‘

(C) 5 -— .\T

(B) 5-3x(D) 5.: — 32:‘

If ‘a’ and ‘b’ are wo posi ive quan i ies, which of (he followingrepresen s geome ric mean?

(A) ~‘i';—b (B) axb2

(C) 33- (D) Iog[-E]The appropria e rela ionship among hree averages is

(A) /LM. S GM. S HM (B)(C) AM. 2 GM. 2 H.M

A.M = G.M. = H.M

(D) /M/1. < G.M.> H.M

The sum of he devia ions aken from ari lune ic mean Z(X »— A7) is

always equal o

(A) 1 (B) >1(C) <1 (D) =0The coefficieii of range devia ion is measured by he formula

L—S 1,(A) (B) Z(C) “S (D) [= -5 '1,-is

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(A) J3 (B) J5(C) fi—,§ (D) J3

In a normal dis ribu ion wi h s andard devia ion (0'), he meandevia ion is

20 30'(A) T (B) -340 10C) ‘"5" (D) *3‘Coefficien of varia ion is given by he fonnu a

(A) -%x100 (B) M°Dx10o

(C) -{x100 (D) ~Q35=<I00 .n a modera ely skewed dis iibu ion, he rela ionships among mean,median and mode is

(A) Mode = median — mean

(B) Mode = 3 median — 2 mean

(C) Mode = mean — median(D) Mode = 2 median -- 3 mean

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CrC?‘ + c

(A) ,— = (B) I, 2 A3‘ 2 )'-r.\'

I __ 2

+ In : byx ' brryy }\

Which of he following index number is an ideal index number?

(A) Laspeyre’s (B) Paascl1e’s(C) l(elfy’s (D) Fisl1er’s

S andard devia ion (0) for s andard normal dis ribu ion is

(A) 0:0 (B) 0:1(C) o'>l (D) o‘<lIf wo even s A and B are dependen , he condi ional probabili y of Bgiven A is given by

(A) P(Bl«I)=5}(’%)1 (B) P(BIA)=,f}(,1B,,))

(C) P(BlA)=£%% (D) P(BlA)=-gig

When popula ion under inves iga ion is fini e, one can use

(A) sample me hod(B) census me hod(C) ei her census or sample me hod(D) None of he above

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Geographical classifica ion means, classifica ion of da a according o

(A) ime (B) loca ion(C) a ribu es (D) class in ervals

If he regression coefficien s are 0.9 and 0.4, he value of hecorrela ion coefficien s is

(A) 0.36(C) 0.31

(B) 0.60(D) 0.16

A bag con ains 30 balls numbered from 1 o 30. One ball is drawn arandom. The probabili y ha he number of he ball drawn will bemul iple of S or 7 is

(A) 1/3 (B) 1/4(C) 1/6 (D) 1/5The ex en of dispersion in a sample can be measured using

(A) mean(C) s andard error

(B) variance(D) coirela ioncoefficien

A s a is ical hypo hesis is a s a emen regarding

(A) he form of dis ribu ion(B) he form of dis ribu ion or values of unknown pgirarne res in a

dis ribu ion

(C) The values of unknown parame res in a dis ribu ion(D) None of he above

To assess he rela ion be ween occupa ion and income, he bes me hodis o use

(A) Correla ion(C) Regression

(B) Chi square(D) AN OVA

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S uden “ ” is used when sample size is

(A) less han 30(C) less han 50

(B) more han 30(D) more han 100

S andard error is defined as he

(A) s andard devia ion of he popula ion(B) s andard devia ion of he universe(C) s andard devia ion of he sampling dis ribu ion(D) mean of he samplingdis ribu ion

Mul iplica ive model of ime series is

(A) RxSxC><l(C) R+S C-1

(B) R-+S + C +1(1)) R 4- 3+ Cxl.

Where R = random varia ions, S = seasonal, C = cyclical and= iiregular

lfa is he level ofsignificance, M1 is called

(A) level of insigniiicance

(C) power of he es

(B) level of rejec ion

(D) None of he above

Who developed Boson Par icle lieoiy in 1924?

(A) J.C. Bose(C) S.C. Bose

(B) S.N. Bose(D) Ne haji Bose

Among he following, which is an inner plane ?

(A) Jupi er(C) Venus

(B) Sa urn(D) Uranus

Larges deser Sahara is loca ed in

(A) Sou hern Africa(C) Sou h Africa

(B) Nor h Africa(D) Eas Africa

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(A) Cameroon(C) Syria

(B) India(D) Russia

How many cen uries were made by Sachin Tendulkar in es cricke ?

(A) 50 (B) 51(C) 49 (D) 522 G spec rum scam is rela ed o

(A) purchase of anus (B) deciding elephone charges(C) mobile phones (D) oil fields

Currency Euro was launched in he year

(A) 2001 (B) 2000(C) 2003 (D) 2002

Russia joined WTO as

(A) 155"‘ member (B) 156"‘ member

(C) 157"‘ member (D) 154"‘ member

The larges producer of obacco leaves is

(A) Pakis an (B) Bangladesh(C) India (D) China

The concep PURA was in roduced by

(A) Dr. Maumohan Singh (B) Dr. Abdulkalam(C) Dr. C. Rengarajan (D) Dr. KN. Raj

The highes li eracy s a e in [ndia IS

(A) TamilNadu (B) Kerala(C) Gujara (D) Punjab

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Which one of he following s a es has he larges road mileage inIndia?

(A) Tamil Nadu(C) Kerala

Expansion of APBC

(B) Maharash ra(D) Rajas han

(A) Asia Pacific Environmen al Coopera ion

(B) Asia Pacific Economic Coopera ion(C) Asia Pacific Economic Condi ions

(D) Africa Pacific Economic Coopera ion

The heme for 2012 World Environmen Day was

(A) Green Economy(B) Green Economy for Sus ainable Developmen(C) Green Economy for S abili y(D) Green Economy: Does i include you?

I-lead quar ers of IDA is loca ed a

(A) Washing oii (B)(C) Geneva (D)

Official bird of Kerala s a e is

(A) Peacock (B)(C) Crow (D)is he smalles S a e in he world.

(A) Rome (B)(C) Monaco (D)

Washing on DCNew York

Grea Indian Hombill

None of he above

Va ican Ci yNanrn

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(A) Rwanda (49 per cen of o al sea s)(B) Sweden (45 per cen of o al sea s)(C) Denmark (38 per cen of o al sea s)

(D) Cuba (36 per cen of o al sea s)

Currency of Chile

(A) Euro (B) Peso(C) Rupee (D) Dollar

Among he following which coun ry is no a UN member’?

(A) Vie nam(C) Kosovo

(B) Yemen(D) Zambia

Cen ral Universi y of Kerala is loca ed a

(A) Kasargod dis ric(C) Wayanad dis ric

(B) Kannur dis ric(D) Kozhikode dis ric

The au hor of LADIES COUPE is

(A) Aga ha Chris ie(C) Ani a Nair

(B) Ani a Loos(D) Sve lana

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