1736: Which of the following electoral systems have been adopted for various elections in India ?

I. System of direct elections on the basis of adult suffrage.

II. System of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

III. List system of proportional representation.

IV. Cumulative system of indirect elections.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

Codes:

(a) I and II

(b) I and III

(c) I, II and III

(d) II, III and lV
1737: Which one of the following was the venue for the preliminary talks between the Sri Lankan Government and representatives of Tamil United Liberation Front and other militant groups ?

(a) New Delhi
(b) Colombo
(c) Zirconiun
(d) Chennai
1738: Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF)?

1. NIF is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology under the Central Government.
2. NIF is an initiative to strengthen the highly advanced scientific research in India's premier scientific institutions in collaboration with highly advanced foreign scientific institutions.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1739: Stainless steel contains which of the following?

(a) Aluminium and Zinc

(b) Chromium and Carbon

(c) Zinc and Mercury

(d) Copper and Cadmium
1740: In India, which one of the following States has the largest inland saline wetland?

(a) Rajasthan
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Haryana