2246: Which one of the following stars is nearest to the earth ?

(a) Polaris
(b) Alpha Centauri
(c) Sun
(d) Sirius
2247: Schemes of (i) Urban Micro Enterprises, (ii) Urban Wage Employment, and (iii) Housing and Shelter Upgradation are parts of

(a) Integrated Rural Development Programme

(b) Nehru Rozgar Yojana

(c) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana

(d) Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana
2248: Match List I (Mangrove ) with List II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I List II

(Mangrove) (State)

A. Achra Ratnagiri 1. Karnataka
B. Coondapur 2. Kerala
C. Pichavaram 3. Andhra Pradesh
D. Vembanad 4. Maharashtra
5. Tamil Nadu
Codes:

A B C D

(a) 2 1 5 4
(b) 4 5 3 2
(c) 2 5 3 4
(d) 4 1 5 2
2249: HINDALCO, an aluminium factory located at Renukut owes its site basically to

(a) proximity of raw materials

(b) abundant supply of power

(c) efficient transport network

(d) proximity to the market
2250: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List I

A. Mandakini Amte
B. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry
C. Romila Thapar
D. Vanashree Rao

List II (Well-known for)

1. Theatre direction
2. Social service and community leadership
3. Dance
4. History writing

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