1606: The Global Competitiveness Report is published by the

(a) International Monetary Fund

(b) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

(c) World Economic Forum

(d) World Bank
1607: Death penalty for drug smuggling is given in:

(a) Thailand

(b) Singapore

(c) Malaysia

(d) Bangladesh
1608: In a school, out of 40 staff members, 30 are males. Some of the female teachers can sing while no male can sing. The principal invited six persons to a party by drawing lots. It was found that no member in the party could sing. Which of the following conclusions can be definitely drawn?

(a) Only males were invited to the party

(b) Some of the invitees were males and some were females who could not sing

(c) Only females, who could not sing, were invited to the party

(d) None of the above
1609: Foot-and-Mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in some parts of the world, is caused by

(a) Bacterium
(b) Fungus
(c) Protozoan
(d) Virus
1610: The heater element in an electric iron is made of:

(a) Nichrome

(b) Tungsten

(c) Copper

(d) Iron