1736: Consider the following statements:

1. Animal Welfare Board of India is established under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
2. National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body.
3. National Ganga River Basin Authority is chaired by the Prime Minister.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1737: Match List-I with List-II and Select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I(Persoan) List-II(Position/Organization)

A. Nancy Pelosi 1. WTO

B. Margaret Chan 2. Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives

C. Pascal Lasmy 3. WHO

D. Steve Ballmer 4. Microsoft


(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 2 3 1 4
1738: In which case a joint session of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha is convened by the President ?

(a) When a Finance Bill is to be passed by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha with 2/3rd majority

(b) To impeach the President

(c) If after a bill has been passed by one House and transmitted to the other House and the bill is rejected by the other House

(d) All of the above
1739: In the context of India, which one of the following is the correct relationship between Rights and Duties?

(a) Rights are correlative with Duties.
(b) Rights are personal and hence independent of society and Duties.
(c) Rights, not Duties, are important for the advancement of the personality of the citizen.
(d) Duties, not Rights, are important for the stability of the State.
1740: Why is a plant called Prosopis juliflora often mentioned in news ?

(a) Its extract is widely used in cosmetics.
(b) It tends to reduce the biodiversity in the area in which it grows.
(c) Its extract is used in the synthesis of pesticides.
(d) None of the above