1796: The Constitution of India provides for the nomination of two members to the Lok Sabha by the President to represent:
(a) Men of eminence in arts, letters, science, etc.
(b) Parsis
(c) The business community
(d) The Anglo-Indian community
1797: If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within
(a) 1 month
(b) 3 months
(c) 6 months
(d) 1 year
1798: Which one of the following groups of items is included in India's foreign exchange reserves?
(a) Foreign-currency assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and loans from foreign countries
(b) Foreign-currency assets, gold holdings of the RBI and SDRs
(c) Foreign-currency assets, loans from the World Bank and SDRs
(d) Foreign-currency assets, gold holdings of the RBI and loans from the World Bank
1799: Consider the following statements :
1. Natural gas occurs in the Gondwana beds.
2. Mica occurs in abundance in Kodarma.
3. Dharwars are famous for petroleum.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) None
1800: In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. As the time passes, these bridges become stronger. These unique 'living root bridges' are found in
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Tamil Nadu