1576: According to the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the President of India to cause to be laid before the Parliament which of the following?

1. The Recommendations of the Union Finance Commission

2. The Report of the Public Accounts Committee

3. The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General

4. The Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1577: What is the new administrative capital proposed for Myanmar ?

(a) Pyinmana
(b) Myitkyina
(c) Mandalay
(d) Bassein
1578: Saddle Peak, the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar islands, is located in

(a) Great Nicobar

(b) Middle Andaman

(c) Little Andaman

(d) North Andaman
1579: Which of the following is not true about the paintings of Mughal period?

(a) Religious scenes were depicted

(b) Scenes of nature were depicted

(c) Court and cultural scenes were depicted to balance communal harmony

(d) Scenes of battles were depicted
1580: If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the

(a) Equator
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) South Pole
(d) North Pole