2016: Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca ?

(a) Java
(b) Singapore
(c) Bali
(d) Brunei
2017: The best quality of hard wood for the manufacture of furniture is obtained from

(a) Cedrus deodara

(b) Pinus longifolia

(c) Dalbergia sissio

(d) Mangifera indica
2018: How do District Rural Development Agencies (DRDAs) help in the reduction of rural poverty in India?

1. DRDAs act as Panchayati Raj Institutions in certain specified backward regions of the country.

2. DRDAs undertake area-specific scientific study of the causes of poverty and malnutrition and prepare detailed remedial measures.

3. DRDAs secure inter-sectoral and inter-departmental coordination and cooperation for effective implementation of anti-poverty programmes.

4. DRDAs watch over and ensure effective utilization of the funds intended for anti-poverty programmes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2019: 6 equiddistant vertical lines are drawn on a board. 6 equidistant horizontal line are also drawn on the board cutting the 6 vertical lines, and the distance between any two consecutive horizontal lines is equal to that between any two consecutive vertical lines. What is maximum number of squares thus formed ?

(A) 56
(B) 44
(C) 37
(D) 55
2020: For which one of the following countries is Spanish not an official language?

(a) Colombia
(b) Cuba
(c) Republic of Congo
(d) Chile