2256: Local self-government can be best explained as an exercise in

(a) Federalism
(b) Democratic decentralization
(c) Administrative delegation
(d) Direct democracy
2257: With reference to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, consider the following:

1. The Right to Development

2. The Right to Expression

3. The Right to Recreation

Which of the above is/ are the Rights of the child ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2258: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List I---------------------List II

I. Deccan Traps-------(A) Late Cenozoic

II. Western Ghats----(B) Pre-Cambrian

III. Aravalli-------------(C) Cretaceous-Eocene

IV. Narmada-Tapi-----(D) Cambrian Alluvial deposits

-------(E) Pleistocene

Codes:

(a) I-C, II-E, III-A, IV-D
(b) I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-E
(c) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-E
2259: One of your friends is in hospital and you want to see him. You are safest if he is suffering from:

(a) Mumps

(b) TB

(c) Small pox

(d) Typhoid
2260: Which one of the Chola kings conquered Ceylon ?

(a) Aditya I

(b) Rajaraja I

(c) Rajendra

(d) Vijayalaya