2746: Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The Press Council of India is an autonomous quasi-judicial body established under an Act of Parliament.
(b) The Press Information Bureau provides accreditation to media persons so as to have easy access to information from government sources
(c) Among all the states of India, Maharashtra publishes the largest number of newspapers
(d) Press Trust of India is the largest news agency in the country
2747: Consider the following statements :
The Ministerial Meeting of the WTO held in December 1999 was unsuccessful because it attempted to link trade with
I. labour related issues.
II. environment related issues.
III. terrorism related issues.
IV. debt-related issues.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) I, III and IV
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) II and IV
2748: Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
(a) It contains the scheme of the distribution of powers between the Union and the States.
(b) It contains the languages listed in the Constitution.
(c) It contains the provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas.
(d) It allocates seats in the Council of States.
2749: The speed of revolution of the earth in its orbit round the sun is
(a) Same throughout the year
(b) Greatest when the earth is nearest to the sun
(c) Greatest when the earth is farthest from the sun
(d) Least when the earth is nearest to the sun
2750: A person travelled a distance of 50 km in 8 hours. He covered a part of the distance on foot at the rate of 4 km per hour and a part on a bicycle at the rate of 10 km per hour. How much distance did he travel on foot?
(A) 20 km
(B) 10 km
(C) 40 km
(D) 30 km