951: The salaries and allowances of the Judges of the High Court are charged do the

(a) Consolidated Fund of India
(b) Consolidated Fund of the State
(c) Contingency Fund of India
(d) Contingency Fund of the State
952: Who among the following was not a writer of legal texts ?

(a) Yajnavalkya

(b) Manu

(c) Narada

(d) Bharavi
953: Main preachings of Buddha were in regard to:

(a) Right faith and conduct

(b) Love of God

(c) Practice of rituals

(d) Idol worship
954: Consider the following statements regarding the earthquakes :

I. The intensity of earthquake is measured on Mercalli scale.
II. The magnitude of an earthquake is a measure of energy released.
III. Earthquake magnitudes are based on direct measurements of the amplitude of seismic waves.
IV. In the Richter scale, each whole number demonstrates a hundredfold increase in the amount of energy released.

Which of these statements are correct ?

(a) I, II and III
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I and IV
(d) I and III
955: Which of the following adds/add carbon dioxide to the carbon cycle on the planet Earth?

1. Volcanic action
2. Respiration
3. Photosynthesis
4. Decay of organic matter

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4