1521: Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following ?

(a) Kyoto Protocol
(b) Foreign Institutional Investors
(c) Consolidated Fund of India
(d) United Nations Development Programme
1522: Consider the following statements:

1. The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.
2. A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period.

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
1523: 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
1524: Consider the following statements:

1. Smart Card is a plastic card with an embedded microchip.

2. Digital technology is primarily used with new physical communication medium such as satellite and fiber optics transmission.

3. A digital library is a collection of documents in an organised electronic form available on the internet only.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 3 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1525: Which one of the following is in the correct sequential order in which these appeared under simulated primitive earth condition ?

(a) Methane, Hydrogen cyanide, nitriles, aminoacids

(b) Hydrogen cyanide, methane, nitriles, aminoacids

(c) Aminoacids, nitriles. Hydrogen cyanide, methane

(d) Nitriles, aminoacids, methane, Hydrogen cyanide