666: Consider the following pairs:

Town sometime mentioned in news - Country

1.Aleppo - Syria
2.Kirkuk - Yemen
3.Mosul - Palestine
4.Mazar-i-Sharif - Afghanistan

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
667: Who can be called the father of local sel-government in India?

(a) Lord Rippon

(b) Lord Minto

(c) Lord Curzon

(d) Lord Dufferin
668: Which one of the following stars is nearest to the earth ?

(a) Polaris
(b) Alpha Centauri
(c) Sun
(d) Sirius
669: Consider the following statements:

1. Reserve Bank of India was nationalised on 26 January, 1950.

2. The borrowing programme of the Government of India is handled by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.

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
670: Consider the following statements :

1. The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in national interest for the Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List.

2. Resolution approving the Proclamation of Emergency are passed only by the Lok Sabha.

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