3181: Which one of the following statements is correct? "Deccan Odyssey" is:

(a) A book on Chatrapati Shivaji
(b) A warship recently acquired by the Indian Navy
(c) A recently started air service between Mumbai and Colombo
(d) A luxury train which travels through Maharashtra and includes Goa in its journey
3182: Consider the following pairs Organization

Organization -- Location of Headquarters

1. Asian Development Bank -- Tokyo
2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation --Singapore
3. Association of South East Asian Nations -- Bangkok


Which of the above pairs is/are correctly?

(a) 1 & 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 & 3
3183: A person stands at the middle point of a wooden ladder which starts slipping between a vertical wall and the floor of a room, while continuing to remain in a vertical plane. The path traced by a person standing at the middle point of the slipping ladder is:

(a) A straight line

(b) An elliptical path

(c) A circular path

(d) A parabolic path
3184: The 93rd Constitutional Amendment Bill deals with the

(a) continuation of reservation for backward classes in government employment
(b) free and compulsory education for all children between the age of 6 and 14 years
(c) reservation of 30 per cent posts for women in government recruitments
(d) allocation of more number of parliamentary seats for recently created States
3185: "You might see a few curious Danes around, but that is because ........ used to be Danish outpost. This quaint town with its fort and a beautiful church, the New Jerusalem, empty streets and deserted beach front is a quaint gem." The place referred to in this quotation lies on the

(a) Tamil Nadu coast

(b) Kerala coast

(c) Karnataka coast

(d) Goa coast