1601: Two men A and B have different basic salaries but get equal emoluments. Their allowances are 65% and 80% of their basic salaries respectively. The ratio of their basic salaries is:

(a) 13 : 16

(b) 8 : 9

(c) 12 : 11

(d) 80 : 65
1602: For which one of the following countries is Spanish not an official language?

(a) Colombia
(b) Cuba
(c) Republic of Congo
(d) Chile
1603: Match List I (Artist) with List II (Art) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II

(Artist) (Art)

A. Hiren Bhattacharya 1. Bharatanatyam dance
B. Malini Rajurkar 2. Hindustani vocal music
C. Pratibha Prahlad 3. Kuchipudi dance
D. Vempati Chinna Satyam 4. Puppetry

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 3 2 1 4
1604: Where was the first desalination plant in India to produce one lakh litres freshwater per day based on low temperature thermal desalination principle commissioned ?

(a) Valsad
(b) Port Blair
(c) Mangalore
(d) Kavaratti
1605: In the context of food and nutritional security of India, enhancing the 'Seed Replacement Rates' of various crops helps in achieving the food production targets of the future. But what is/are the constraint/ constraints in its wider/greater implementation?

1. There is no National Seeds Policy in place.
2. There is no participation of private sector seed companies in the supply of quality seeds of vegetables and planting materials of horticultural crops.
3. There is a demand-supply gap regarding quality seeds in case of low value and high volume crops.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) None