2216: The basic aim of Lead Bank Scheme is that

(a) big banks should try to open offices in each district

(b) there should be stiff competition among the various nationalized banks

(c) individual banks should adopt particular districts for intensive development

(d) all the banks should make intensive efforts to mobilize deposits
2217: Which one of the following pairs of countries joined the European Union in January, 2007 ?

(a) Hungary and Croatia
(b) Bulgaria and Romania
(c) Romania and Slovenia
(d) Bulgaria and Belgium
2218: Consider the following statements:

1. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in respect of carbon credits in one of the Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms.

2. Under the CDM, the projects handled pertain only to the Annex-I countries.

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
2219: Which one of the following is the largest (areawise) Lok Sabha constituency?

(a) Ladakh

(b) Kangra

(c) Kachchh

(d) Bhilwara
2220: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I (Person) List-II (known as)

A. John C. Mather 1. Co-founder of Microsoft

B. Michael Griffin 2. Space Walker

C. Paul G. Allen 3. Administrator of NASA

D. Piers Sellers 4. Nobel Prize Winner,2006 in Physics


(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 2 3 1 4