4256: Which reference to the government's welfare schemes, consider the following statements :

1. Under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana, the food grains are available to the poorest of the poor families at Rs 2 per kg for wheat and Rs. 3 per kg for rice

2. Under the National Old Age Pension Scheme, the old and destitute are provided Rs 75 per month as Central pension, in addition to the amount provided by most State Governments.

3. Government of India has allocated 25 kg food grains per Below Poverty Line family per month, at less than half the economic cost.

Which of these statements are correct ?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
4257: Consider the following schemes launched by the Union Government :

I. Antyodaya Anna
II. Gram Sadak Yojana
III. Sarvapriya
IV. Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojana.

Which of these were announced in the year 2000 ?

(a) I and II
(b) II and IV
(c) III and IV
(d) I, II and III
4258: Match List-1 with List-II and select the correct, answer using the code given below the lists :

List-I

A. E.C.G. Sudarshan
B. V. Shanta
C. T.N. Krishnan
D. Mahesh Dattani

List-II

1. Theatre
2. Violin
3. Research in Physics
4. Cancer treatment
5. Water-harvesting

(A) 2 4 5 1
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 3 4 2 1
(D) 2 1 5 4

4259: Malaria fever is caused

(a) Immediately after mosquito bite

(b) Upon disintegration and bursting of red blood cells

(c) When the malaria causing germs reach the liver

(d) Upon release of toxins into blood
4260: With reference to 'Agenda 21', sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements:

1. It is a global action plan for sustainable development.
2. It originated in the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2