251: Consider the following statements:
1. According to the Indian Patents Act, a biological process to create a seed can be patented in India.
2. In India, there is no Intellectual Property Appellate Board.
3. Plant varieties are not eligible to be patented in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
252: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I
I. Pandit Vishnu Digamber Paluskar
II. Venkatamahi
III. Shyama Shastri
IV. Amir Khusru
List II
(A) Introduced the scheme of Raga classification of Indian music
(B) Proponent of Carnatic music
(C) Proponent of the Khayal form of Hindustani music
(D) Wrote the music for the song Vande Mataram
Codes:
(a) I-D, II-A, III-C, IV-B
(b) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(c) I-A, II-D, III-C, IV-B
(d) I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-C
253: Consider the following statements:
1. The National Housing Bank, the apex institution of housing finance in India, was set up as a wholly- owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India.
2. The Small Industries Development Bank of India was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Industrial Development Bank 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
254: Consider the following temperature and rainfall data :
Month Temperature degree C Rainfall cm
January 6.7 14.0
February 6.7 13.2
March 7.2 11.4
April 8.9 9.4
May 11.1 8.1
June 13.9 8.1
July 15.0 9.6
August 15.0 12.2
September 13.9 10.4
October 11.1 14.4
November 8.9 14.0
December 7.8 16.8
The climate to which this data pertains is
(a) St. Lawrence type
(b) China type
(c) West European type
(d) Mediterranean type
255: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I---------------------------------------List II
(Libraries)---------------------------------- (Locations)
I. Saraswati Mahal Library------------------- (A) Patna
II. Library of Tibetan Work and Archives------ (B) Dharamsala
III. Raza Library-------------------------------(C) Thanjavur
IV. Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library--------- (D) Rampur
Codes :
(a) I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
(c) I-B, II-C, III-A, IV-D
(d) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A