1501: Which one of the following links all the ATMs in India ?
(a) Indian banks' Association
(b) National Securities Depository Limited
(c) National Payments Corporation of India
(d) Reserve Bank of India
1502: Assertion (A): The Council of Ministers in the Union of India is collectively responsible both to the lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
Reason(R): The Member of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are eligible to be the Ministers of the Union Government.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
1503: Consider the following statements:
1. The Chief Secretary in a State is appointed by the Governor of that State.
2. The Chief Secretary in a State has a fixed tenure.
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
1504: Trade winds are caused by the:
(a) Revolution of the earth
(b) Rotation of the earth
(c) In flowing movement of air along the earth's surface towards the equator
(d) None of the above
1505: Match List-I (Biosphere Reserves) with List-II (States) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Biosphere Reserves) (States)
A. Similipal 1. Sikkim
B. Dehong 2. Uttaranchal Deband
C. Nokrek 3. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Kanchenjunga 4. Orissa
5. Meghalaya
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 1 3 5 4
(b) 4 5 2 1
(c) 1 5 2 4
(d) 4 3 5 1