106: Consider the following statements:

1. Baking soda is used in fire extinguishers.
2. Quicklime is used in the manufacture of glass.
3. Gypsum is used in the manufacture of Plaster of Paris.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
107: In India, markets in agricultural products are regulated under the

(a) Essential Commodities Act, 1955
(b) Agricultural Produce Market Committee Act enacted by States
(c) Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937
(d) Food Products Order, 1956 and Meat and Food Products Order, 1973
108: For which one of the following reforms was a Commission set up under the Chairmanship of Veerappa Moily by the Government of India?

(a) Police Reforms

(b) Tax Reforms

(c) Reforms in Technical Education

(d) Administrative Reforms
109: Consider the following statements :

1. The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale and so an increase of 1 magnitude unit represents a factor of 10 times in amplitude.

2. Each integer reading of the Richter scale has an energy 100 times that of the previous integer reading.

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
110: Which of the following pairs are correct:

(1) The Indian Councils Act, 1909 - Provincial Autonomy

(2) The Government of Act, 1919 - Introduction of India Dyarchy

(3) The Government Act, 1935 - Proposal for a of India Federation of India

(4) The Indian Act, 1947 - Provincial Independence Legislature


(a) (1) and (4)

(b) (2) and (3)

(c) (1) and (3)

(d) (2) and (4)