2191: With reference to the United Nations, consider the following statements:
1. The Economic and social council (ECOSOC) of UN consists of 24 member States.
2. It is elected by a 2/3rd majority of the General Assembly for a 3-year term.
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
2192: Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because
(a) there was no Indian Member in the Commission
(b) it supported the Muslim League
(c) Congress felt that the people of India are entitled to Swaraj
(d) there were differences among the members
2193: Consider the following statements:
1. In the world, the tropical deserts occur along the western margins of continents within the trade wind belt.
2. In India, the East Himalayan region gets high rainfall from north-east winds.
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
2194: In India, inflation is measured by the
(a) Wholesale Price Index Number
(b) Consumers Price Index for urban non-manual workers
(c) Consumers Price Index for agricultural workers
(d) National Income deflation
2195: Mixture of which one of the following pairs of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosions in mines?
(a) Hydrogen and oxygen
(b) Oxygen and acetylene
(c) Methane and air
(d) Carbon dioxide and methane