3556: Consider the following pairs :
Tradition State
1. Chapchar Kut festival Mizoram
2. Khongjom Parba ballad Manipur
3. Thong-To dance Sikkim
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 and 3
3557: Assertion (A):
Coal-based thermal power stations contribute to acid-rain.
Reason (R):
Oxides of carbon are emitted when the coal burns.
(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
3558: The given map shows locations of airports labelled as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. What is the correct sequence of the airports in which the hijacked Indian Airlines plane IC-814 landed after its initial take off from Kathmandu in December 1999 ?
(a) 3, 1, 2, 4
(b) 2, 4, 1, 3
(c) 5, 4, 2, 3
(d) 5, 1, 3, 2
3559: What is the approximate mean velocity with which the Earth moves round the Sun in its orbit ?
(a) 20 km/s
(b) 30 km/s
(c) 40 km/s
(d) 50 km/s
3560: 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