2406: Soils of Western Rajasthan have a high content of

(a) Aluminium

(b) Calcium

(c) Nitrogen

(d) Phosphorus
2407: Consider the following statements :

1. The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in national interest for the Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List.

2. Resolution approving the Proclamation of Emergency are passed only by the Lok Sabha.

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
2408: The value of a vote of a member of the Parliament for the election of the President of India is determined by dividing the

(a) Nation's population as per the latest census by the number of Lok Sabha members.

(b) Population as per the latest census by the total strength of the two Houses of the Parliament.

(c) The total value of votes of the members of all the State Legislative Assemblies by the elected members of the two Houses of the Parliament

(d) Particular State's population as per the latest census by the number of members of Parliament elected from that State
2409: Which one of the following is also known as Top Slip ?

(a) Simlipal National Park

(b) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary

(c) Manjira Wildlife Sanctuary

(d) Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
2410: Assertion (A) :

Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire.

Reason (R) :

Kalinga controlled the land and sea routes to South India.

(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