3041: Who among the following presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at Kashmir ?

(a) Parsva

(b) Nagarjuna

(c) Sudraka

(d) Vasumitra
3042: How does National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) help in protecting the Indian agriculture?

1. NBA checks the biopiracy and protects the indigenous and traditional genetic resources.

2. NBA directly monitors and supervises the scientific research on genetic modification of crop plants.

3. Application for Intellectual Property Rights related to genetic/biological resources cannot be made without the approval of NBA.

Which of the statements given is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only
3043: What was Komagata Maru?

(a) A political party based in Taiwan

(b) Peasant communist leader of China

(c) A naval ship on voyage to Canada

(d) A Chinese village where Mao Tse Tung began his Long march
3044: Railway and Telegraphy systems were introduced in India by:

(a) Lord Dalhousie

(b) Lord Cornwallis

(c) Lord Bentinck

(d) Lord Wellesley
3045: Consider the following statements:

1. As per law, the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority exists at both National and State levels.
2. Peoples participation is mandatory in the compensatory afforestation programmes carried out under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2