2496: Consider the following statements:

1. The Man Booker Prize is awarded to citizen of any of the countries of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.

2. A leading London-based software company underwrites the Man Booker Prize presently.

3. The winner of the Man Booker Prize in year 2004 is a South Asian.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2497: Who among the following, was the President of the All-India States Peoples Conference in 1939 ?

(a) Jaya Prakash Narayan

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Sheikh Abdullah

(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
2498: The evidence for the rotation of stars comes mainly from the

(a) Doppler effect

(b) Photoelectric effect

(c) Stark effect

(d) Zeeman effect
2499: One mole of hydrogen gas burns in excess of oxygen to give 290 kJ of heat. What is the amount of heat produced when 4g of hydrogen gas is burnt under the same conditions ?

(a) 145 kJ

(b) 290 kJ

(c) 580 kJ

(d) 1160 kJ
2500: With reference to Lok Adalats, which of the following statements is correct ?

(a) Lok Adalats have the jurisdiction to settle the matters at pre-litigative stage and not those matters pending before any court

(b) Lok Adalats can deal with matters which are civil and not criminal in nature

(c) Every Lok Adalat consists of either serving or retired judicial officers only and not any other person

(d) None of the statements given above is correct