2546: Consider the following statements:
1. Orange Prize is awarded to a work of published fiction in English by a woman.
2. Pulitzer Prize is awarded by the Commonwealth Foundation to a citizen of any Commonwealth country for any literary work in English.
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
2547: Which of the following is/are the function/functions of the Cabinet Secretariat?
1. Preparation of agenda for Cabinet Meetings.
2. Secretarial assistance to Cabinet Committees
3. Allocation of financial resources to the Ministries.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2548: With which one of the following has the B. K. Chaturvedi Committee dealt?
(a) Review of Centres-States relations
(b) Review of Delimitation Act
(c) Tax reforms and measures to increase revenues
(d) Price-reforms in the oil sector
2549: H1N1 virus is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to which one of the following diseases?
(a) AIDS
(b) Bird flu
(c) Dengue
(d) Swine flu
2550: The average salary of 100 employees in an office is Rs. 16,000 per month. The management decided to raise salary of every employee by 5% but stopped a transport allowance of Rs. 800 per month which was paid earlier to every employee. What will be the new average monthly salary ?
(A) Rs. 16,500
(B) Rs.16,000
(C) Rs. 16,800
(D) Cannot be known since data are insufficient