1141: What is the provision to safeguard the autonomy of the Supreme Court of India?

1. While appointing the Supreme Court Judges, the President of India has to consult the Chief Justice of India.

2. The Supreme Court Judges can be removed by the Chief Justice of India only.

3. The salaries of the Judges are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India to which the legislature does not have to vote.

4. All appointments of officers and staffs of the Supreme Court of India are made by the Government only after consulting the Chief Justice of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1142: A cubic metre of water at 0° C is solidified into ice. Density of ice is 0.96 of water at 0° C. Which of the following deductions are true?

I. Water expands when solidified.

II. Ice will float in water at 0° C with half its volume above the surface.

III. Density of all liquids are higher than its density when solidified.

(a) I only

(b) II only

(c) III only

(d) I and II
1143: Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers

(a) in the Gupta Administration

(b) in the Chola Administration

(c) in the Vijayanagar Administration

(d) in the Maratha Administration
1144: Assertion (A):

Bangalore receives much higher average annual rainfall than that of Mangalore.

Reason (R):

Bangalore has the benefit of receiving rainfall both from south-west and north-east monsoons.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
1145: Assertion (A):

A lock of Einstein's hair, if scientists could locate it and extract its DNA, could help in producing another Einstein, by cloning.

Reason (R):

The DNA extracted from the cell of an embryo at an early stage of development, can be transferred to individual eggs which in turn can be implanted into the uterus of a surrogate mother to give birth to an identical off spring.

In the context of the above two 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