3441: Consider the following statements :

1. National Development Council is an organ of the Planning Commission.

2. The Economic and Social Planning is kept in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India.

3. The Constitution of India prescribes that Panchayats should be assigned the task of preparation of place for economic development and social justice.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3442: Assertion (A): Existence of human life on Venus is highly improbable.

Reason (R): Venus has extremely high level of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere.


(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
3443: Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

(a) Nagarjunasagar : Andhra Pradesh

(b) Tungabhadra : Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

(c) Farakka : West Bengal

(d) Kosi : Gujarat
3444: The intensity of famine increased in India, under the British rule because

(a) The failure of monsoons became frequent

(b) The drain of wealth from India was uncontrolled

(c) Of the poor distribution of foodgrains

(d) Discriminatory protection was extended, to food processing industries
3445: Which of the following is wrongly matched?

(a) Abul Fazal : Babumama

(b) Kalhana : Rajtarangini

(c) Mohd. Jayasi : Padmavat

(d) Abdul Hamid Badshahnama