2596: Consider the following statements:
1. Geological Survey of India (GSI), comes under Ministry of Mines.
2. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), comes under the Ministry of Culture.
3. Balmer Lawrie comes under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Which of the above statements is/are true
(a) Only 1 is true
(b) only 2 is true
(c) Both 1 and 2 is true
(d) Neither is true
2597: Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946 ?
(a) Food and Agriculture
(b) External Affairs and Commonwealth
(c) Defence
(d) None
2598: In which one among the following categories of protected areas in India are local people not allowed to collect and use the biomass?
(a) Biosphere Reserves
(b) National Parks
(c) Wetlands declared under Ramsar Convention
(d) Wildlife Sanctuaries
2599: Under the administration of which one of the following is the Department of Atomic Energy?
(a) Prime Minister's Office
(b) Cabinet Secretariat
(c) Ministry of Power
(d) Ministry of Science and Technology
2600: Consider the following statements :
1. The agreement on South Asian FreeTrade Area (SAFTA) came into effect from 1st December, 2005.
2. As per SAFTA agreement terms, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have to decrease their custom duties to the level of 0 to 5 percent by the year 2013.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Both 1 and 2