1751: Consider the following statements:

1. The joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament in India is sanctioned under Article 108 of the Constitution
2. The first joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was held in the year 1961
3. The second joint sitting of the two Houses of Indian Parliament was held to pass the Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Bill

Which of these statements are correct?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1752: Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?

(a) Assam and Rajasthan
(b) Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Assam and Gujarat
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
1753: Poison glands of snakes are homologous to

(a) electric organs of fishes

(b) stings of rays

(c) sebaceous glands of mammals

(d) salivary glands of vertebrates
1754: The planning process in the industrial sector in India has assumed a relatively less important position in the nineties as compared to that in the earlier period. Which one of the following is not true in this regard ?

(a) With the advent of liberalisation, industrial investments/development have largely been placed within the domain of private and multinational sectors

(b) With markets assuming a central place, the role of central planning in many sectors has been rendered redundant

(c) The focus of planning has shifted to sectors like human resource development, infrastructure, population control and welfare

(d) The nation's priorities have shifted away from industrial development to rural development
1755: Nobel Prize in Economics for the year 1997 was awarded for contribution in the area of

(a) International Economics
(b) Financial Economics
(c) Public Economics
(d) Development Economics