1606: Assertion (A) :

The southern half of India lies within the tropics and the northern half belongs to the warm temperate zone

Reason (R) :

The tropic of cancer runs almost halfway through India

(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 a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true
1607: Inclusive growth as enunciated in the Eleventh Five Year Plan does not include one of the following :

(a) Reduction of poverty

(b) Extension of employment opportunities

(c) Strengthening of capital market

(d) Reduction of gender inequality
1608: With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, consider the following:

1. The Right to Development

2. The Right to Expression

3. The Right to Recreation

Which of the above is/ are the Rights of the child ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1609: Whom did Mahesh Bhupati and Max Mirnyi beat in the US Open men's doubles tennis championship in the year 2002 to win the title?

(a) Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett

(b) Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan

(c) Jonas Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge

(d) Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek
1610: Consider the following statements:

1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority
2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2