3596: In the November 1998 Composite Dialogue Process between India and Pakistan, three contentious issues listed below as 1, 2 and 3 were discussed.

Contentious Issues

1. Disengagement of troops
2. Settlement of boundary dispute
3. Sharing river water

Match the issues with the areas marked in the map as A, B and C and select the correct answer using the codes give below :

Codes:

(a) A-2, B-1, C-3
(b) A-2, B-3, C-1
(c) A-1, B-3, C-2
(d) A-3, B-2, C-1
3597: When a person moves from poles to the equator, the population of plants and animals will:

(a) Increase

(b) Decrease

(c) Remain unchanged

(d) Not show any consistent behaviour
3598: Consider the following statements about the Charter Act of 1813:

1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade with China.
2. It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company.
3. The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
3599: With reference to the management of minor minerals in India, consider the following statements:

1. Sand is a minor mineral according to the prevailing law in the country.
2. State Governments have the power to grant mining leases of minor minerals, but the powers regarding the formation of rules related to the grant of minor minerals lie with the Central Government.
3. Stale Governments have the power to frame rules to prevent illegal mining of minor minerals.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
3600: Which one of the following sets is correctly matched ?

(a) Diphtheria, Pneumonia and Leprosy : Hereditary

(b) AIDS, Syphilis and Gonorrhoea : Bacterial

(c) Colour blindness, Hemophilia and Sickle cell anaemia : Sex linked

(d) Polio, Japanese B encephalitis and plague : Viral