896: The Swaran Singh Committee considered the question of

(a) more autonomy to Punjab on the model of Jammu & Kashmir.

(b) the suitability of the Presidential form of government for India.

(c) the precedence of the Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights.

(d) administrative reforms
897: INSAT-3E, India's communication satellite, was launched in 2003 from:

(a) French Guyana
(b) Seychelles
(c) Mauritius
(d) Mauritania
898: The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because

(a) the Congress could not form ministries in the other four provinces

(b) emergence of a left wing in the Congress made the working of the ministries impossible

(c) there were widespread communal disturbances in their provinces

(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct
899: With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements:

1. No High Court shall have the jurisdiction to declare any central law to be constitutionally invalid.
2. An amendment to the Constitution of India cannot be called into question by the Supreme Court 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
900: Among the four pairs given below which one consists of a correct combination of dignitaries who became Vice-Presidents after having held diplomatic posts like Ambassadors and High Commissioners?

(a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan and G.S. Pathak

(b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan and V.V. Giri

(c) Dr. Zakir Hussain and K.R. Narayanan

(d) B.D. Jatti and K.R. Narayanan