2121: Consider the following statements about the European Union :

I. The European Union was known earlier as the European Community.

II. The Single European Act (1986) and the Maastricht Treaty were milestones in its formation.

III. Citizens of European Union countries enjoy dual citizenship.

IV. Switzerland is a member of the European Union.

Which of the above statements are correct ?

(a) II and IV
(b) I and III
(c) III and IV
(d) I, II and III
2122: He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was


(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Motilal Nehru
2123: A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village which was situated 5 km east of the point where he was standing. He had no instruments to find the direction but he located the polestar. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk

(a) In the direction facing the polestar

(b) In the direction opposite to the polestar

(c) In the direction keeping the polestar to his left

(d) In the direction keeping the polestar to his right
2124: Assertion (A)

Finance Commission aims to safeguard the fiscal autonomy of the States.

Reason (R)

Finance Commission is constituted every fifth year.

(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 the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true
2125: Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is

(a) Magnesium

(b) Copper

(c) Calcium

(d) Iron