3681: The basic aim of Lead Bank Scheme is that

(a) big banks should try to open offices in each district

(b) there should be stiff competition among the various nationalized banks

(c) individual banks should adopt particular districts for intensive development

(d) all the banks should make intensive efforts to mobilize deposits
3682: Ticks and mites are actually

(a) Arachnids
(b) Crustaceans
(c) Insects
(d) Myriapods
3683: Which one of the following statements is correct? "Deccan Odyssey" is:

(a) A book on Chatrapati Shivaji
(b) A warship recently acquired by the Indian Navy
(c) A recently started air service between Mumbai and Colombo
(d) A luxury train which travels through Maharashtra and includes Goa in its journey
3684: Sustainable development is described as the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In this perspective, inherently the concept of sustainable development is intertwined with which of the following concepts ?

(a) Social justice and empowerment

(b) Inclusive Growth

(c) Globalization

(d) Carrying capacity
3685: Which one of the following is the most important reason for the establishment of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thumba?

(a) The sea is near to the place in the East, West and South directions

(b) It is a place near to a city in India, which is nearest to the Geographic Equator

(c) It is situated on the Geomagnetic Equator

(d) Outer space near Thumba exhibits queer atmospheric phenomena