416: Consider the following statements:

1. The Nuclear Suppliers Group has 24 countries as its members.

2. India is a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

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
417: Swamps are seen in the Siberian rivers because

(a) Freezing of the river near the mouth prevents water to flow to the sea

(b) Rivers are too narrow

(c) Rivers are heavily drained by the large network of canals

(d) Railway bridges built across the rivers obstruct the flow
418: Match List I and (High Officials) with List II (Organisation) select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

List I List II

(High officials) (Organisation)

A. C P Jain 1. Indian Airlines
B. S Ramadorai 2. NTPC
C. Sunil Arora 3. TCS
D. Vivek Paul 4. Wipro Technologies

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 1 3 4
419: Consider the following statements :

1. New Development Bank has been set up by APEC.
2. The headquarters of New Development Bank is in Shanghai.

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
420: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the states (labelled 1, 2, 3 and 4) of India shown on the map in descending order in terms of their available ground water resources for irrigation ?


(a) 3, 4, 1, 2
(b) 3, 4, 2, 1
(c) 4, 3, 1, 2
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1