1731: Consider the following statements about the recent amendments to the Election Law by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1996 :
I. Any conviction for the offence of insulting the Indian National flag or the Constitution of India shall entail disqualification for contesting elections to Parliament and State Legislatures for six years from the date of conviction.
II. There is an increase in the security deposit which a candidate has to make to contest the election to the Lok Sabha.
III. A candidate cannot now stand for election from more than one Parliamentary constituency.
IV. No election will now be countermanded on the death of a contesting candidate.
Which of the above statements are correct ?
(a) II and III
(b) I, II and IV
(c) I and III
(d) I, II, III and IV
1732: Match List I (Place of Archaeological Monument) with List II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I : List II
(Place of Archaeological Monument) : (State)
I. Sisupalgarh : (A) Assam
II. Piprahwa : (B) Manipur
III. Goalpara : (C) Orissa
IV. Bishnupur : (D) Uttar Pradesh
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 2 4 1 3
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 3 1 4 2
1733: 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
1734: Consider the following schemes launched by the Union Government :
I. Antyodaya Anna
II. Gram Sadak Yojana
III. Sarvapriya
IV. Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana.
Which of these were announced in the year 2000 ?
(a) I and II
(b) II and IV
(c) III and IV
(d) I, II and III
1735: Which of the following brings out the 'Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers'?
(a) The Reserve Bank of India
(b) The Department of Economic Affairs
(c) The Labour Bureau
(d) The Department of Personnel and Training