2231: The satellites of which one of the following countries have helped in the preparation of a detailed and complete map of Antarctica ?

(a) Canada
(b) France
(c) Russia
(d) USA
2232: With reference to India, consider the following Central Acts:

1. Import and Export (Control) Act, 1947

2. Mining and Mineral Development (Regulation) Act, 1957

3. Customs Act, 1962

4. Indian Forest Act, 1927

Which of the above Acts have relevance to/bearing on the biodiversity conservation in the country?

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) None of the above Acts
2233: The letters L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S and T in their order are substituted by nine integers 1 to 9 but not in that order, 4 is assigned to P. The difference between P and T is 5. The difference between N and T is 3. What is the integer assigned to N?

(a) 7

(b) 5

(c) 4

(d) 6
2234: Match the international events listed below with their respective places labelled as 1,2, 3, 4 and 5 in the given map and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list

International Events :

A. Venue of Commonwealth Conference held in 1999.

B. Venue of World Trade Organisation meeting held in 1999.

C. Place of Israel-Syria Peace talks held in January 2000.

D. Place of military action by Russian troops in January 2000.

Codes :

(a) A-2, B-1, C-5, D-3
(b) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
(c) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
(d) A-4, B-3, C-5, D-2
2235: The 45th Amendment to the Indian Constitution relates to:

(a) Minorities Commission

(b) Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

(c) Extension of reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

(d) None of the above