2596: With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements:
1. The Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are created by the prime minister on the advice of the cabinet secretary.
2. Each of the ministries is assigned to a minister by the president of India in the advice of the prime minister
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2597: A private company is faced with the problem of setting up a cement plant. Which of the factors given below should be taken into consideration for this venture?
(1) Abundant electricity
(2) Abundant limestone/dolomite
(3) Abundant labour force
(4) Abundant gas
(5) Accessibility to transportation
(6) Abundant coal
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
(a) 1,2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 5 only
(d) 3, 4 and 6 only
2598: Consider the following statements:
1. Some species of turtles are herbivores.
2. Some species of fish are herbivores.
3. Some species of marine mammals are herbivores.
4. Some species of snakes viviparous.
Which of the statements given above arc correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2599: The year of 'Great Divide', in Indian demography, is:
(a) 1905
(b) 1921
(c) 1947
(d) 1965
2600: The difference of two numbers is 1365. On dividing the larger number by the smaller, 6 is obtained as quotient and 15 as remainder. What is the smaller number ?