756: Consider the following statements:
1. The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India introduced an Article placing the election of the Prime Minister beyond judicial review.
2. The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Amendment to the Constitution of India as being violative of the independence of judiciary.
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
757: The word "Denisovan" is sometimes mentioned in media in reference to
(a) fossils of a kind of dinosaurs
(b) an early human species
(c) a cave system found in North-East India
(d) a geological period in the history of the Indian subcontinent
758: The Mansabdari System introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Turkey
(c) Mongolia
(d) Persia
759: The first factory Act restricting the working hours of women and children, and authorizing local governments to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time?
(a) lord Lytton
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Bentinck
(d) Lord Canning
760: Consider the following statements:
Coal sector was nationalized by the Government of India under Indira Gandhi.
Now, coal blocks are allocated on lottery basis.
Till recently, India imported coal to meet the shortages of domestic supply, but now India is self-sufficient in coal production.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3