2541: With reference to the Legislative Assembly of a State in India, consider the following statements:

1. The Governor makes a customary address to Members of the House at the commencement of the first session of the year.
2. When a State Legislature does not have a rule on a particular matter, it follows the Lok Sabha rule on that matter.

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
2542: The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because

(a) the principle of two-Nation theory was then acceptable to them

(b) it was imposed by the British Government and the Congress was helpless in this regard

(c) they wanted to avoid large-scale communal riots

(d) India would have otherwise lost the opportunity to attain freedom
2543: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :

List I

(National Park/ Wildlife Sanctuary)

A. Chandra Prabha
B. Karera
C. Jaisamand
D. Nahargarh

List II

(Nearby Town)

1. Jaipur
2. Jhansi
3. Agra
4. Varanasi
5. Udaipur

(A) 4 2 5 1
(B) 4 1 5 2
(C) 5 2 3 1
(D) 5 2 3 1

2544: Which one of the following comes under the jurisdiction of both the High Courts and the Supreme Court?

(a) Disputes between the Centre and the States

(b) Disputes between the States interse

(c) Protection of the Fundamental Rights

(d) Protection against the violation of the Constitution
2545: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

Well known Place : Country

(a) Cannes : France
(b) Kourou : French Guiana
(c) Baikonour : Russia
(d) Borobudar : Indonesia