236: Assertion (A) :
Panchayati Raj institutions were set up to decentralise planning to village level.
Reason (R) :
Village panchayats are in a better position to have a proper appreciation of their developmental needs.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
237: The money multiplier in an economy increases with which one of the following?
(a) Increase in the cash reserve ratio
(b) Increase in the banking habit of the population
(c) Increase in the statutory liquidity ratio
(d) Increase in the population of the country
238: From north towards South, which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given rivers in India ?
(a) Shyok - Spiti - Zaskar - Satluj
(b) Zaskar - Shyok - Satluj - Spiti
(c) Zaskar - Satluj - Shyok - Spiti
(d) Shyok - Zaskar - Spiti - Satluj
239: Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize twice?
(a) Margaret Atwood
(b) J. M. Coetzee
(c) Graham Swift
(d) Ian McEwan
240: Which of the following is/are the possible consequence/s of heavy sand mining in riverbeds ?
1. Decreased salinity in the river
2. Pollution of groundwater
3. Lowering of the water-table
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1 ,2 and 3