3711: Assertion (A)
Finance Commission aims to safeguard the fiscal autonomy of the States.
Reason (R)
Finance Commission is constituted every fifth year.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are 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
3712: Out of all the Biosphere Reserves in India, four have recognized on the World Network by UNESCO. Which one of the following is not one of them?
(a) Kanchejunga
(b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Sunderbans
3713: Consider the following statements:
1. The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends the Minimum support Prices for 32 crops.
2. The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has launched the national Food Security Mission.
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
3714: The tendency of a liquid drop to contract and occupy minimum area is due to
(a) viscosity
(b) surface tension
(c) density
(d) vapour pressure
3715: The process of retting in jute is
(a) Purely physical
(b) Purely chemical
(c) Microbiological
(d) Physico-chemical