486: Recently, the European Union and other six countries including India signed the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project. Which one of the following was not a signatory to it ?
(A) Canada
(B) china
(C) USA
(D) Japan
487: Consider the following statements:
1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, Members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from Lok Sabha.
2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
3. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs nominates members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Boards and Commissions etc. set up by the Government of India in the various ministries.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
488: 'SWAYAM', an initiative of the Government of India, aims at
(a) promoting the Self Help Groups in rural areas
(b) providing financial and technical assistance to young start-up entrepreneurs
(c) promoting the education and health of adolescent girls
(d) providing affordable and quality education to the citizens for free
489: The approximate age of the Aravallis range is
(a) 370 million years
(b) 470 million years
(c) 570 million years
(d) 670 million years
490: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South?
(a) Islamabad-Gujranwala-Peshawar-Multan
(b) Peshawar-Gujranwala-Multan-Islamabad
(c) Peshawar-Islamabad-Gujranwala-Multan
(d) Islamabad-Multan-Peshawar-Gujranwala