1431: Hybridisation is useful in developing improved crops by:

(a) Creating new and better genes

(b) Eliminating undesirable genes

(c) Producing favourable combination of genes

(d) By encouraging favourable genes and removing unfavourable ones
1432: Direct taxation was introduced by the ...... committee.

(a) Wanchoo

(b) Chetty

(c) Kaldor

(d) Raja Chelliah
1433: Which one of the following is not a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ?

(a) Russia
(b) Ukraine
(c) Kazakhstan
(d) Uzbekistan
1434: Consider the following statements:

1. The forest cover in India constitutes around 20% of its geographical area. Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitutes around 40%.

2. The national Forestry Action Programme aims at bringing one-third of the area of India under tree/forest cover.

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
1435: Consider the following statements:

1. India has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of WTO.
2. TFA is a part of WTOs Bali Ministerial Package of 2013.
3. TFA came into force in January 2016.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3