1906: Seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V participate in and finish all the events of a series of swimming races. There are no ties at the finish of any of the events. V always finishes somewhere ahead of P. P always finishes somewhere ahead of Q. Either R finishes first and T finishes last or S finishes first and U or Q finishes last. If in a particular race V finished fifth, then which one of the following would be true ?
(a) S finishes first
(b) R finishes second
(c) T finishes third
(d) R finishes fourth
1907: With reference to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. IUCN is an organ of the United Nations and CITES is an international agreement between governments.
2. IUCN runs thousands of field projects around the world to better manage natural environments.
3. CITES is legally binding on the States that have joined it, but this Convention does not take the place of national laws.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1908: Kahuta is:
(a) A bird sanctuary in Tamil Nadu
(b) A tribe of Mizoram
(c) A place in Pakistan where nuclear research centre is located
(d) None of the above
1909: Ultrafiltering units of kidney are known as:
(a) Nephron
(b) Glomerulus
(c) Vena Cava
(d) Tubule
1910: Consider the following statements regarding the political parties in India:
I. The Representation of the People Act, 1951 provides for the registration of political parties.
II. Registration of political parties is carried out by the Election Commission.
III. A national level political party is one which is recognised in four or more States.
IV. During the 1999 general elections, there were six National and 48 State level parties recognised by the Election Commission.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) I, II and IV
(b) I and III
(c) II and IV
(d) I, II, III and IV