3041: In the context of solving pollution problems, what is/are the advantage/advantages of bioremediation technique?
1. It is a technique for cleaning up pollution by enhancing the same biodegradation process that occurs in nature.
2. Any contaminant with heavy metals such as cadmium and lead can be readily and completely treated by bioremediation using microorganisms.
3. Genetic engineering can be used to create microorganisms specifically designed for bioremediation.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3042: Who among the following bowlers have taken more than 500 wickts in Test Cricket ?
1. Wasim Akram
2. Richard Hadlee
3. Glenn McGrath
4. Courtney Walsh
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(A) 1, 2 and 3 only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 3 and 4 only
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
3043: Sex chromosomes transmit which of the following diseases?
(a) Myopia
(b) Colour blindness
(c) Longsightedness
(d) Night blindness
3044: 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
3045: Which one of the following is INCORRECT in respect of Parliamentary Control over the Budget?
(a) Parliament has no say in the preparation of the budget
(b) Parliament has the power to increase expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund
(c) Parliament has no power to impose a tax without the President's recommendation
(d) Parliament has no power to increase a tax without the President's recommendation