2831: Tarun Bharat Sangh, an organization based in a village near Alwar (Rajasthan), has become famous because of:
(a) Cultivation of genetically modified cotton
(b) Rehabilitation of women victims of AIDS
(c) Livelihood projects for destitute rural women
(d) Rain-water harvesting
2832: Recently, which one of the following was included in the UNESCO's World Heritage list?
(a) Dilwara Temple
(b) Kalka-Shimla Railway
(c) Bhiterkanika Mangrove Area
(d) Vishkhapatnam to Araku valley railway line
2833: The Muslims march seven times round the Kaaba as path of their Haj pilgrimage in the city of:
(a) Riyadh
(b) Mecca
(c) Rabat
(d) Jeddah
2834: Which of the following is/are extra-constitutional and extra-legal device(s) for securing cooperation and coordination between the States in India ?
I. The National Development Council
II. The Governors Conference
III. Zonal Councils
IV. The Inter-State Council.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes:
(a) I, II and III
(b) I, III and IV
(c) III and IV
(d) IV only
2835: An increase in the Bank Rate generally indicates that the
(a) market rate of interest is likely to fall
(b) Central Bank is no longer making loans to commercial banks
(c) Central Bank is following an easy money policy
(d) Central Bank is following a tight money policy