2421: Who among the following served as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund ?
(a) Saumitra Chaudhuri
(b) Ashok Lahiri
(c) Raghuram Rajan
(d) Sumantra Ghoshal
2422: Consider the following statements:
1. The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends the Minimum support Prices for 32 crops.
2. The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has launched the national Food Security Mission.
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
2423: Which one of the following parts of the pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher ?
(a) Stipule
(b) Stem
(c) Petiole
(d) Leaf
2424: Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Northern Ireland is included in U.K. and Southern Ireland is a sovereign independent, democratic republic.
(b) Southern Ireland is included in U.K. and Northern Ireland is a sovereign independent, democratic republic.
(c) Both are sovereign, independent, democratic republics.
(d) Both are included in U.K.
2425: To check the expansion of Thar desert which of the following measures should be used?
(a) Construction of dams
(b) Afforestation
(c) Construction of canals
(d) Artificial rain