291: Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF)?
1. NIF is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology under the Central Government.
2. NIF is an initiative to strengthen the highly advanced scientific research in India's premier scientific institutions in collaboration with highly advanced foreign scientific institutions.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
292: Match List-I (Person) with List-II: (Position) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Person) (Position)
A. Anil Kakodar 1. Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff
B. Raman Puri 2. Chairman, 17th Law Commission
C. M. Jagannatha Rao 3. Chairman, ISRO
D. G. Madhavan Nair 4. Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 1 2 3
293: Which one of the following can be classified as a 'Pratiloma Marriage'?
(a) A Brahmin girl marrying a Sudra boy
(b) A Sudra girl marrying a Brahmin boy
(c) A Brahmin girl marrying a Brahmin boy
(d) None of these
294: Two stores A and B mark the price of an item identically. A allows 3 successive discounts of 10% each. B allows 10% discount on the list price and a subsequent discount of 19%. Under the circumstances, which of the following is true?
(a) The price of the article is cheaper at A.
(b) The price of the article is cheaper at B.
(c) The price of the article is same at A and B.
(d) The price cannot Toe determined.
295: Chlorine is:
(a) A rare earth element
(b) A halogen
(c) A noble gas
(d) Coinage metal