2641: Indias ranking in the Ease of Doing Business Index is sometimes seen in the news. Which of the following has declared that ranking?

(a) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
(b) World Economic Forum
(c) World Bank
(d) World Trade Organization (WTO)
2642: Which of the following institutes have been recognised as the Institutes of National Importance (by an Act of Parliament)?

1. Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Chennai.
2. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali.
3. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Services and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram.
4. Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Codes:

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2643: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :


List-I (Town) : List-II( River Nearer to it)


A. Betul : 1. Indravati

B. Jagdalpur : 2. Narmada

C. Jabalpur : 3. Shipra

D. Ujjain : 4.Tapti

(A) 4 1 3 2
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 1 4 3 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
2644: In the middle of the year 2008 the Parliament of which one of the following countries became the first in the world to enact a Climate Act by passing "The Climate Change Accountability Bill"?

(a) Germany
(b) Canada
(c) Australia
(d) Japan
2645: A rectangular sheet of aluminium foil measuring 5 cm by 10 cm is rolled into a cylinder of height 10 cm. If the cost of painting the cylinder is Rs. 2/- per sq cm, then the cost of painting the surface of the cylinder will be

(a) Rs. 400/-

(b) Rs. 200/-

(c) Rs. 150/-

(d) Rs. 100/-