56: Hormones which are necessary for the development of the human body are secreted by:

(a) Thyroid gland

(b) Pituitary gland

(c) Parathyroid gland

(d) Exocrine gland
57: The significance of the Bengal Regulation of 1793 lies in the fact that

(a) it provided for the establishment of the Supreme Court

(b) it restricted the application of English law to Englishmen only

(c) it accommodated the personal laws of Hindus and Muslims

(d) it provided for the appointment of the Indian Law Commission
58: The main function of the I.M.F. is to

(a) arrange international deposits from banks

(b) help to solve balance of payments problems of member countries

(c) act as a private sector lending arm of the World Bank

(d) finance investment to developing countries
59: In the November 1998 Composite Dialogue Process between India and Pakistan, three contentious issues listed below as 1, 2 and 3 were discussed.

Contentious Issues

1. Disengagement of troops
2. Settlement of boundary dispute
3. Sharing river water

Match the issues with the areas marked in the map as A, B and C and select the correct answer using the codes give below :

Codes:

(a) A-2, B-1, C-3
(b) A-2, B-3, C-1
(c) A-1, B-3, C-2
(d) A-3, B-2, C-1
60: In India, if a species of tortoise is declared protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, what does it imply?

(a) It enjoys the same level of protection as the tiger.
(b) It no longer exists in the wild, a few individuals are under captive protection; and now it is impossible to prevent its extinction.
(c) It is endemic to a particular region of India.
(d) Both (b) and (c) stated above are correct in this context.