1726: Consider the following statements:

1. Appellate Tribunal for Electricity has been established by each State Government in India.

2. One of the components of the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP) is upgradation of sub-transmission and distribution system for electricity in India.

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
1727: Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because

(a) there was no Indian Member in the Commission

(b) it supported the Muslim League

(c) Congress felt that the people of India are entitled to Swaraj

(d) there were differences among the members
1728: Which of the following are the States in which the Lok Ayukta Act includes the Chief Minister in its ambit ?

(a) West Bengal and Kerala

(b) Gujarat and Maharashtra

(c) Madhya Pradesh and Orissa

(d) Rajasthan and Karnataka
1729: Reading of the barometer going down is an indication of:

(a) Storm

(b) Rainfall

(c) Snow

(d) Intense heat
1730: The group of small pieces of rock - revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called

(a) meteors
(b) comets
(c) meteorites
(d) asteroids