1601: What is the tissue culture?

(a) Preparation of fragments of the cells of organism for biochemical examination

(b) Japanese culture

(c) Name given to a special type of surgery

(d) None of the above
1602: Assertion (A) :

Equality before the law is not applicable to the President of India

Reason (R) :

The President of India enjoys special powers and privileges under the Constitution

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true
1603: Which one of the following elements is alloyed with iron to produce steel which can resist high temperatures and also have high hardness and abrasion resistance ?

(a) Aluminium

(b) Chromium

(c) Nickel

(d) Tungsten
1604: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(a) T. S. Krishnamurthy : Former Chief Election Commissioner of India
(b) K. C. Pant : Chairman, Tenth Finance Commission of India
(c) A. M. Khusro : Former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission
(d) R. C. Lahoti : Former Chief Justice of India

1605: Where is Bundala Bioshpere Reserve which has been recently added to the UNESCO's Man and Biosphere (MAB) network, located?

(a) Russia
(b) Bangladesh
(c) India
(d) Sri Lanka