2526: The Global Infrastructure Facility is a/an
(a) ASEAN initiative to upgrade infrastructure in Asia and financed by credit from the Asian Development Bank.
(b) World Bank collaboration that facilitates the preparation and structuring of complex infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to enable mobilization of private sector and institutional investor capital.
(c) Collaboration among the major banks of the world working with the OECD and focused on expanding the set of infrastructure projects that have the potential to mobilize private investment.
(d) UNCTAD funded initiative that seeks to finance and facilitate infrastructure development in the world.
2527: The aim of the Cripps Mission to India was to:
(a) Appease the Indian public opinion
(b) Appease the American people
(c) Decentralise the power to States
(d) None of the above
2528: The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruits is
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Ethane
(c) Hydrogen
(d) acetylene (ethyne)
2529: Match List-I (Institute) with List-II (Located At) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List-I List-II
(Institute) (Located At)
A. Indian Institute of Geomagnetism 1. Coimbatore Institute
B. International Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials 2. Mumbai Advanced
C. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History 3. Jabalpur
D. Tropical Forestry Research Institute 4. Hyderabad
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 1 3 2 4
2530: In which one of the following States are Namchik Namphuk Coalfields located?
(a) Manipur
(b) Mizoram
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Arunachal Pradesh