991: Which one of the following statements regarding the office of the Speaker is correct ?

(a) He holds office during the pleasure of the President

(b) He need not be a member of the House at the time of his election but has to become a member of the House within six months from the date of his election

(c) He loses his office if the House is dissolved before the end of its normal tenure

(d) If he intends to resign, the letter of his resignation is to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker
992: Consider the following pairs :

Tradition State
1. Chapchar Kut festival Mizoram
2. Khongjom Parba ballad Manipur
3. Thong-To dance Sikkim
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 and 3
993: The partition of Bengal was undertaken with the view of:

(a) Suppressing the revolt arisen

(b) Satisfying the Hindus and the Muslims

(c) Meeting the demand by the Hindus and the Muslims for a separate State

(d) Dividing the Hindus of the West Bengal and increasing Hindu-Muslim tensions
994: Physiological population density is the ratio of:

(a) Total population to total area

(b) Total population to total irrigated land area

(c) Total population to urban land area

(d) Total population to rural land area
995: Deforestation results in:

(1) Flora destruction

(2) Fauna destruction

(3) Ecological disbalance

(a) 1, 2 & 3

(b) 1 & 2

(c) 1 & 3

(d) 2 & 3