1511: Consider the following statements:
1. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) helps in promoting the financial inclusion in the country.
2. NPCI has launched RuPay, a card payment scheme.
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
1512: The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to?
(a) Define the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments.
(b) Define the powers of the Secretary of State for India.
(c) Impose censorship on national press.
(d) Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.
1513: Which of the following is not included in the list of Fundamental Duties in the Constitution?
(a) To safeguard public property and to abjure violence
(b) To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
(c) Secularism
(d) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals
1514: Assertion (A) :
A tennis ball will bounce higher in Calcutta than it would in Shimla.
Reason (R) :
The downward pull due to gravity is less and air is more rarefied in Shimla than in Calcutta.
(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
1515: Which one of the following countries has replaced Italy as the major importer of bauxite from India ?
(a) Canada
(b) Greece
(c) Ukraine
(d) United Arab Emirates