3131: Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017?

1. Pregnant women are entitled for three months pre-delivery and three months post-delivery paid leave.
2. Enterprises with creches must allow the mother minimum six creche visits daily.
3. Women with two children get reduced entitlements.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
3132: Assertion (A)

Red phosphorous is preferred to white phosphorous in the manufacture of matches.

Reason (R)

Red phosphorous is non-poisonous in nature.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true
3133: Param Padma, which was in the news recently, is:

(a) A new Civilian Award instituted by the Government of India

(b) The name of a supercomputer developed by India

(c) The name given to a proposed network of canals linking northern and southern rivers of India

(d) A software programme to facilitate e-governance in Madhya Pradesh
3134: Ergotism is due to consumption of

(a) contaminated grains
(b) rotting vegetables
(c) contaminated water
(d) stale cooked food
3135: For pasteurization by the Flash Method, milk is heated to a temperature of:

(a) 0°C

(b) 100°C

(c) - 4°C

(d) 72°C