3041: After Chauri Chaura incident in which 22 policemen were killed, the result was that:

(a) Gandhiji started his Dandi March

(b) Gandhiji called off the no tax campaign

(c) Gandhiji withdrew his movement of non-cooperation

(d) Gandhiji went to-talk with the Viceroy, Lord Irwin
3042: Consider the following statements:

The objectives of the National Renewal Funds set up in February 1992 were

1. to give training and counselling for workers affected by retrenchment or VRS.
2. redeployment of workers

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) Both 1 and 2
(c) 1 only
(d) 2 only
3043: In India, cluster bean (Guar) is traditionally used as a vegetable or animal feed, but recently the cultivation of this has assumed significance.

Which one of the following statements is correct in this context ?

(a) The oil extracted from seeds is used in the manufacture of biodegradable plastics
(b) The gun made from its seeds is used in the extraction of shale gas
(c) The leaf extract of this plant has the properties of anti-histamines
(d) It is a source of high quality biodiesel
3044: Match List I (Artist) with List II (Art) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II

(Artist) (Art)

A. Hiren Bhattacharya 1. Bharatanatyam dance
B. Malini Rajurkar 2. Hindustani vocal music
C. Pratibha Prahlad 3. Kuchipudi dance
D. Vempati Chinna Satyam 4. Puppetry

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 3 2 1 4
3045: Consider the following statements:

Most international agencies which fund development programmes in India on intergovernmental bilateral agreements, mainly provide

I. Technical assistance.
II. Soft loans which are required to be paid back with interest.
III. Grants, not required to be paid back.
IV. Food assistance to alleviate poverty.

Of these statements
(a) II and IV and correct
(b) I, II and III are correct
(c) I, II and IV are correct
(d) III and IV are correct