396: Consider the following statements:
1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha only.
2. If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the Constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the Legislature of all the States of India.
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
397: Which one of the following justifies the statement "Man cannot be trusted because he is not truthful"?
(a) Those who are not truthful cannot be trusted
(b) Truthful people try to be trust-worthy
(c) Trusted people tend to be truthful
(d) All truthful men can be trusted
398: Consider the following names:
1. Ike
2. Kate
3. Gustav
Which of the above are the names of hurricanes that had occurred very recently?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
399: Assertion (A) : Cellulose is used in making shatter proof glass.
Reason (R) : Polysaccharides are not soluble in water.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually 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
400: Very recently, in which of the following countries have lakhs of people either suffered from severe famine/acute malnutrition or died due to starvation caused by war/ethnic conflicts ?
(a) Angola and Zambia
(b) Morocco and Tunisia
(c) Venezuela and Colombia
(d) Yemen and South Sudan