2211: Consider the following statements:
1. As per recent amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927, forest dwellers have the right to fell the bamboos grown on forest areas.
2. As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, bamboo is a minor forest produce.
3. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 allows ownership of minor forest produce to forest dwellers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2212: Assertion (A)
In our houses, the current in AC electricity line changes direction 60 times per second.
Reason (R):
The frequency of alternating voltage supplied is 60 hertz.
(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
2213: The difference between a bank and a Non-Banking Financial Institution (NBFI) is that
(a) a bank interacts directly with customers while an NBFI interacts with banks and governments
(b) a bank indulges in a number of activities relating to finance with a range of customers, while an NBFI is mainly concerned with the term loan needs of large enterprises
(c) a bank deals with both internal and international customers while an NBFI is mainly concerned with the finances of foreign companies
(d) a bank's main interest is to help in business transactions and savings/ investment activities while an NBFI's main interest is in the stabilisation of the currency
2214: "Black holes" refers to
(a) Holes occurring in heavenly bodies
(b) Bright spots on the sun
(c) Collapsing object of high density
(d) Collapsing object of low density
2215: Consider the following statements :
Chlorofluorocarbons, known as ozone-depleting substances, are used
1. in the production of plastic foams
2. in the production of tubeless tyres
3. in cleaning certain electronic components
4. as pressurizing agents in aerosol cans
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4