1611: Consider the following countries:

1. Brunei Darussalam

2. East Timor

3. Laos

Which of the above is/are member/members of ASEAN?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1612: Who of the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile labour Association?

(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) J. B. Kripalani
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) N. M. Joshi
1613: A man is standing on the 8 m long shadow of a 6 m long pole. If the length of his shadow is 2.4 m, what is the height of the man ?

(a) 1.4m
(b) 1.6m
(c) 1.8m
(d) 2.0m
1614: Six faces a cube are numbered from 1 to 6, each face carrying one different number. Further,

1. The face 2 is opposite to the face 6.

2. The face 1 is opposite to the face 5.

3. The face 3 is between the face 1 and the face 5.

4. The face 4 is adjacent to the face 2.

Which one of the following is correct ?

(a) The face 2 is adjacent to the face 3
(b) The face 6 is between the face 2 and the face 4
(c) The face 1 is between the face 5 and the face 6
(d) None of the above
1615: Consider the following statements:

The Environment Protection Act, 1986 empowers the Government of India to

1. state the requirement of public participation in the process of environmental protection, and the procedure and manner in which it is sought
2. lay down the standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various sources

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