1001: Three communicable diseases prevalent in developing countries caused by unsafe drinking water and bad sanitation are

(a) acute diarrhoea, cancer and gout

(b) malaria, acute diarrhoea and schistosomiasis

(c) onchocerciasis, leukaemia and arthritis

(d) rheumatism, malaria and AIDS
1002: Acts and Regulations validated by Article 31 B are specified in ......... of the Constitution:

(a) Concurrent List

(b) State List

(c) Union List

(d) Ninth Schedule
1003: A great landslide caused by an earthquake killed hundreds of people in January 2001 near

(a) San Salvador
(b) San Jose
(c) Managua
(d) Guatemala City
1004: Recently, the USA decided to support India's membership in multi-lateral export control regimes called the "Australia Group" and the "Wassenaar Arrangement". What is the difference between them?

1. The Australia Group is an informal arrangement which aims to allow exporting countries to minimize the risk of assisting chemical and biological weapons proliferation, whereas the Wassenaar Arrangement is a formal group under the OECD holding identical objectives.

2. The Australia Group comprises predominantly of Asian, African and North American countries, whereas the member countries of Wassenaar'Arrangement are predominantly,from the European Union and American continents.

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
1005: In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post) ?

(a) Bangalore
(b) Madras
(c) Masulipattam
(d) Surat