866: What is/are the purpose/purposes of 'District Mineral Foundations' in India?
1. Promoting mineral exploration activities in mineral-rich districts
2. Protecting the interests of the persons affected by mining operations
3. Authorizing State Governments to issue licences for mineral exploration
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
867: Which of the following is not correctly matched ?
Prominent Indian Writer : Language
(a) Raja Rao : Telugu
(b) Gobind Trimbuk Deshpande : Marathi
(c) Subramaniyam : Tamil
(d) Tara Shankar Joshi : Gujarati
868: Which one of the following legislations does not deal with the protection of environment ?
(a) The Water (Cess) Act, 1977
(b) The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
(c) The Public Liability Insurance Act,1991
(d) The Port Laws Amendment Act, 1997
869: The terms Event Horizon, Singularity, 'String Theory and Standard Model are sometimes seen in the news in the context of
(a) Observation and understanding of the Universe
(b) Study of the solar and the lunar eclipses
(c) Placing satellites in the orbit of the Earth
(d) Origin and evolution of living organisms on the Earth
870: Diamond and Emerald contain:
(a) Carbon and silicon
(b) Carbon and zinc
(c) Silicon, aluminium and beryllium
(d) Carbon and calcium