3496: Consider the following statements in respect of financial emergency under Article 360 of the Constitution of India:
1. A Proclamation of financial emergency issued shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months, unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved by the resolution of both houses of Parliament.
2. If any proclamation of financial emergency is in operation, it is competent for the president of India to issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of persons serving in connection with the affairs of the Union but excluding the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
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
3497: The power to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India with respect to any matter included in the Union List of Legislative Powers rests with
(a) The President of India
(b) The Chief Justice of India
(c) The Parliament
(d) The Union Ministry of Law, justice and Company Affairs
3498: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I List II
(Books) (Author)
I. The Struggle in My Life (A) Lech Walesa
II. The Struggle and the Triumph (B) Nelson Mandela
III. Friends and Foes (C) Leonid Brezhnev
IV. Rebirth (D) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(E) Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
Codes:
(a) I-A, II-B, III-E, IV-C
(b) I-B, II-A, III-E, IV-C
(c) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
3499: Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century ?
(a) Rast Goftar
(b) Durgesh Nandini
(c) Maharatha
(d) Nibandhamala
3500: Match List I (Distinguished Person) with List II (Area of Work) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I List II
(Distinguished Person) (Area of Work)
A. B. V. Rao 1. Automobiles Manufacture
B. C. K. Prahalad 2. Fisheries Economy
C. John Kurien 3. Information Technology and Software
D. Kiran Karnik 4. Poultry Farming
5. Management Science
(A) 2---------3---------1---------5
(B) 4---------3---------2---------5
(C) 4--------5---------2---------3
(D) 2---------5---------1---------3