3596: Stiglitz Commission established by the President of the United Nations General Assembly was in the international news. The commission was supposed to deal with
(A) Expansion of the United Nations Security Council in the present global scenario
(B) Global terrorism and prepare a global action plan for the mitigation of terrorism
(C) The challenges posed by the impending global climate change and prepare a road map
(D) The workings of the global financial systems and to explore ways and means to secure a more sustainable global order
3597: A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village which was situated 5 km east of the point where he was standing. He had no instruments to find the direction but he located the polestar. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk in the
(a) direction facing the polestar
(b) direction opposite to the polestar
(c) direction keeping the polestar to his left
(d) direction keeping the polestar to his right
3598: Consider the following statements:
The nation-wide 'Soil Health Card Scheme' aims at
1. expanding the cultivable area under irrigation.
2. enabling the banks to assess the quantum of loans to be granted to farmers on the basis of soil quality.
3. checking the overuse of fertilizers in farmlands.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3599: Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. A Bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its prorogation.
2. A Bill pending in the Rajya Sabha, which has not been passed by the Lok Sabha, shall not lapse on dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
3600: The sex of the offspring is determined, when:
(a) The conception takes place
(b) The sperm fertilises the ovum
(c) The embryo is partially developed
(d) The end of gestation period is near