2446: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

(Person)
1. Champadevi
2. Dr. P. Sri Vachaspati Ramchanrudu
3. Ela Ramesh
4. Upamanyu

(Award)
a. Goldman Environmental Prize
b. Vachaspati Puraskar
c. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award For Excellence In Public Adminis- tration, Academics and Management
d. Lalit Kala Ratna Chatterjee Award

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

2447: The authorization for the withdrawal of funds from the Consolidated Fund of India must come from

(a) The Prime Minister of India

(b) The Parliament of India

(c) The Union Finance Minister

(d) The President of India
2448: When the Reserve Bank of India reduces the Statutory Liquidity Ratio by 50 basis points, which of the following is likely to happen?

(a) India's GDP growth rate increases drastically
(b) Foreign Institutional Investors may bring more capital into our country
(c) Scheduled Commercial Banks may cut their lending rates
(d) It may drastically reduce the liquidity to the banking system
2449: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :

List I : List II

(Centre of Handicrafts : (State)

A. Mon : 1. Arunachal Pradesh

B. Nalbari : 2. Assam

C. Pasighat : 3. Meghalaya

D. Tura : 4. Nagaland

(A) 1 2 4 3
(B) 1 3 4 2
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 4 2 1 3
2450: Which one of the following is the objective of National Renewal Fund ?

(a) To safeguard the interests of workers who may be affected by technological upgradation of industry or closure of sick units

(b) To develop the core sector of the economy

(c) For the development of infrastructure such as energy, transport, communications and irrigation

(d) For human resource development such as full literacy, employment, population control, housing and drinking water