1921: Assertion (A):
In India, the political parties which formed the governments represented the majority of seats secured in the elections to the House of the People at the Centre and the Legislative Assemblies in the States but not the majority of votes.
Reason (R):
The elections based on the majority -vote system decide the result on the basis of relative majority of votes secured.
In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
1922: Volcanic eruptions do not occur in the
(a) Baltic Sea
(b) Black Sea
(c) Caribbean Sea
(d) Caspian Sea
1923: Match the international events listed below with their respective places labelled as 1,2, 3, 4 and 5 in the given map and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list
International Events :
A. Venue of Commonwealth Conference held in 1999.
B. Venue of World Trade Organisation meeting held in 1999.
C. Place of Israel-Syria Peace talks held in January 2000.
D. Place of military action by Russian troops in January 2000.
Codes :
(a) A-2, B-1, C-5, D-3
(b) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
(c) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
(d) A-4, B-3, C-5, D-2
1924: Consider the following statements :
1. There is no provision in the Constitution of India to encourage equal pay for equal work for both men and women.
2. The constitution of India does not define backward classes.
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
1925: Consider the following statements:
1. Republicans won the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives Elections held in the year 2006.
2. Republication Bobby Jindal, won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for the second time.
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