616: The Swaran Singh Committee considered the question of

(a) more autonomy to Punjab on the model of Jammu & Kashmir.

(b) the suitability of the Presidential form of government for India.

(c) the precedence of the Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights.

(d) administrative reforms
617: Consider the following pairs:

1. Nokrek Bio-Sphere Reserve : Garo Hills

2. Logtak (Loktak) Lake : Barail Range

3. Namdapha National Park : Dafla Hills

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None
618: A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km eastwards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to reach C. He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B and reaches his destination D. The shortest distance between the starting point and destination is

(a) 18 km
(b) 16 km
(c) 15 km
(d) 12 km
619: The ideal climatic conditions for the cultivation of rice are

(a) rainfall above 100 cm, temperature above 25°C

(b) cool and moist climate for the entire crop period

(c) rainfall below 100 cm, temperature below 25°C

(d) warm and dry climate during the entire crop period
620: The Narimanam oil field is located in:

(a) Mahanadi delta

(b) Krishna delta

(c) Cauvery delta

(d) Godavari delta