1216: How do District Rural Development Agencies (DRDAs) help in the reduction of rural poverty in India?
1. DRDAs act as Panchayati Raj Institutions in certain specified backward regions of the country.
2. DRDAs undertake area-specific scientific study of the causes of poverty and malnutrition and prepare detailed remedial measures.
3. DRDAs secure inter-sectoral and inter-departmental coordination and cooperation for effective implementation of anti-poverty programmes.
4. DRDAs watch over and ensure effective utilization of the funds intended for anti-poverty programmes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1217: Who among the following is the founder of World Economic forum?
(a) Klaus Schwab
(b) Paul Krugman
(c) Robert Zoellick
(d) John Kenneth Galbraith
1218: Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France ?
(a) Strait of Gibraltar
(b) Denmark Strait
(c) Strait of Dover
(d) Davis Strait
1219: Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a) Battle of Buxar : Mir Jafar vs. Clive
(b) Battle of Wandiwash : French vs. East India Company
(c) Battle of Chilianwala : Dalhousie vs. Marathas
(d) Battle of Kharda : Nizam vs. East India Company
1220: In a meeting, the map of a village was placed in such a manner that south-east becomes north, north-east becomes west and so on. What will south become ?
(A) North-east
(B) North
(C) North-west
(D) West