2226: Consider the following statements:

1. Regarding the procurement of food grains, Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open-ended procurement policy.

2. Government of India announces minimum support prices only for cereals.

3. For distribution under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), wheat and rice are issued by the Government of India at uniform Central issue prices to the States/ Union Territories.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
2227: The evidence for the rotation of stars comes mainly from the

(a) Doppler effect

(b) Photoelectric effect

(c) Stark effect

(d) Zeeman effect
2228: Which of the following terms is used to denote the heavy rocks of the lithosphere ?

(a) Substratum

(b) SIAL

(c) SIMA

(d) None of the above
2229: Which pair is correct ?

(a) Sea horse, Sea cucumber, Sea urchin

(b) Star fish, Cuttle fish, Dog

(c) House fly, Dragon fly, Butterfly

(d) Earthworm, Ringworm, Tapeworm
2230: How the body temperature is maintained?

(a) Due to temperature regulating mechanism located in the base of the brain

(b) Due to excessive intake of water

(c) Due to regular intake of foods

(d) Due to the constant flow of blood in the capillaries