1106: Consider the following statements in respect of welfare schemes launched by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.

1. Drinking water for rural areas in one of the components of the Bharat Nirman Plan.

2. In the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 there is a provision that the statutory minimum wage applicable to agriculture workers in the State has to be paid to the workers under the Act.

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
1107: The efforts to detect the existence of Higgs boson particle have become frequent news in the recent past. What is/are the importance/importances of discovering this particle?

1. It will enable us to understand as to why elementary particles have mass.

2. It will enable us in the near future to develop the technology of transferring matter from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them.

3. It will enable us to create better fuels for nuclear fission.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1108: If the diameter of a cycle wheel is 3 ft, then the number of complete rotations that the wheel will make in covering a distance of 30 ft is:

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 5
1109: Assertion (A):

The thickness of the atmosphere is maximum over the Equator.

Reason (R):

High insolation and strong convection currents occur over the Equator.

(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
1110: In which case a joint session of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha is convened by the President ?

(a) When a Finance Bill is to be passed by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha with 2/3rd majority

(b) To impeach the President

(c) If after a bill has been passed by one House and transmitted to the other House and the bill is rejected by the other House

(d) All of the above