3826: Which one of the following was NOT proposed by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in the area of Panchayati Raj?
(a) Thirty percent seats in all elected rural local bodies will be reserved for women candidates at all levels
(b) The States will constitute their Finance Commissions to allocate resources to Panchayati Raj Institutions
(c) The Panchayati Raj elected functionaries will be disqualified to hold their offices if they have more than two children
(d) The elections will be held in six months time if Panchayati Raj bodies are superceded or dissolved by the State government
3827: Other than Jatropha curcas, why is Pongamia pinnata also considered a good option for the production of bio-diesel in India ?
1. Pongamia pinnata grows naturally in most of the arid regions of India.
2. The seeds of Pongamia pinnata are rich in lipid content of which nearly half is oleic acid.
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
3828: Consider the following countries
1. China
2. France
3. India
4. Israel
5. Pakistan
Which among the above are Nuclear Weapons States as recognized by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
(c) 2, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
3829: The following figure represents time vs. learning curves of two students, Q and R for learning a Mathematics lesson :
Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the graph ?
(a) R started slowly in the beginning but got ahead of Q to complete learning the lesson
(b) Q started slowly and finished learning the lesson earlier than R
(c) R was always faster than Q in learning Mathematics
(d) Q was always faster than R in learning Mathematics
3830: With reference to solar power production in India, consider the following statements:
1. India is the third largest in the world in the manufacture of silicon wafers used in photovoltaic units.
2. The solar power tariffs are determined by the Solar Energy Corporation of India.
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