1221: Olympics 2000 is to be held in

(a) Johannesberg
(b) Capetown
(c) Rome
(d) Sydney
1222: Which of the following are the discretionary powers given to the Governor of a State?

1. Sending a report to the President of India for imposing the Presidents rule.
2. Appointing the Ministers
3. Reserving certain bills passed by the State Legislature for consideration of the President of India
4. Making the rules to conduct the business of the State Government.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1223: The given map shows four towns of Central Asian region marked as 1, 2, 3, and 4. Identify these from the following list and select the correct answer using the codes given below :

Towns:
A. Bishkek
B. Ashkhabad
C. Tashkent
D. Dushanbe

Codes :

(a) A-3, B-1, C-3, D-4
(b) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
(c) A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
(d) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
1224: In the year 2002, the President of India presented the national award for excellence in public administration and management sciences to

(a) Kumar Manglam Birla
(b) N R Namayana Murthy
(c) Rahul Bajaj
(d) Ratan Tata
1225: The average age of a cricket team reduces by 2 when two senior players aged 32 and 30 are replaced by 2 youngsters of equal age. What is the age of these new players?

(a) 20

(b) 22

(c) 24

(d) 26