2471: Consider the following statements:

1. V. K. Krishna Menon Foundation is based in new Delhi.

2. The first recipient of the V. K. Krishna Menon Award is the Chief Justice of India, K. G. Balakrishnan.

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
2472: By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation?

(a) Lord Cornwallis felt that the District Collector's efficiency of revenue collection would enormously increase without the burden of other work

(b) Lord Cornwallis felt that Judicial power should compulsorily be in the hands of Europeans while Indians can be given the job of revenue collection in the districts

(c) Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of power concentrated in the District Collector and felt that such absolute power was undesirable in one person

(d) The judicial work demanded a deep knowledge of India and a good training in law and Lord Cornwallis felt that District Collector should be only a revenue collector
2473: Regional Rural Banks are designed to work in which one of the following ideals?

(a) Work on basics of Commercial Banks

(b) Help the targeted groups

(c) Keep lending rates lower than cooperative institutions

(d) Work on innovative and adaptive ideals
2474: Consider the following countries :

1. Brazil
2. Indonesia
3. Japan
4. Russia

What is the descending order of the size of the following countries population wise ?

(a) 1, 2, 4, 3
(b) 2, 3, 1, 4
(c) 2, 1, 4, 3
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
2475: Consider the following statements:

1. Second World Buddhist Summit was held in Bangkok in November-December, 2004.

2. World Punjabi Conference was held in Jalandhar in December, 2004.

3. 4th Meeting of the SARRC Trade Ministers was held in Islamabad in November, 2004.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3