2041: What does the 104th Constitution Amendment Bill relate to ?
(a) Abolition of Legislative Councils in certain States.
(b) Introduction of dual citizenship for persons of Indian origin living outside India.
(c) Providing quota to socially and educationally backward classes in private educational institutions.
(d) Providing quota for religious minorities in the services under the Central Government.
2042: Consider the following statements :
1. Sikkim has the minimum area among the 28 Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).
2. Chandigarh has the highest literacy rate among Pondicherry, NCT of Delhi and other Union Territories.
3. Maharashtra has the highest population after Uttar Pradesh among the 28 Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
2043: Assertion (A) :
Babur wrote his memoirs in Turki.
Reason (R) :
Turki was the official language of the Mughal Court.
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
2044: Consider the following organisations :
I. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
II. International Finance Corporation
III. International Fund for Agricultural Development
IV. International Monetary Fund
Which of these are agencies of the United Nations ?
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) III and IV
(d) I, II, III and IV
2045: Some people in Manipur live in houses built on floating islands of weeds and decaying vegetation held together by suspended silt. These islands are called
(a) Tipis
(b) Barkhans
(c) Phoomdis
(d) Izba