1266: Which one of the following statements is correct ?

The Prime Minister of India

(a) is free to choose his ministers only from among those who are members of either House of the Parliament
(b) can choose his cabinet colleagues after due counselling by the President of India in this regard
(c) has full discretion in the choice of persons who are to serve as ministers in his cabinet
(d) has only limited powers in the choice of his cabinet colleagues because of the discretionary power vested with the President of India
1267: Consider the following statements:

1. The Headquarters of the International Organization for Standardization are located in Rome.

2. ISO 9000 related to the quality management system and standards.

3. ISO 14000 related to environmental management system standards.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 2 and 3
(b) Only 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None
1268: The number of students in two sections, A and B having different heights is shown in the following Table :

The ratio of the number of students of a particular height in Section A to that in Section B is the maximum for the height of
(a) 1.55 m
(b) 1.60 m
(c) 1.65 m
(d) 1.71 m
1269: Open stunted forests with bushes and small trees having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in

(a) Eastern Orissa
(b) North-Eastern Tamil Nadu
(c) Siwaliks an Terai region
(d) Western Andhra Pradesh
1270: Which one of the following organisms can serve as a bio-fertilizer for rice crop?

(a) Blue green algae
(b) Rhizobium sp
(c) Mycorrhizal fungi
(d) Azotobacter sp