526: Consider the following statements:
The Environment Protection Act, 1986 empowers the Government of India to
1. state the requirement of public participation in the process of environmental protection, and the procedure and manner in which it is sought
2. lay down the standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various sources
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
527: The American multinational company, Monsanto has produced an insect-resistant cotton variety that is undergoing field- trails in India. A toxin gene from which ONE of the following bacteria has been transferred to this transgenic cotton ?
(a) Bacillus subtilis
(b) Bacillus thurigiensis
(c) Bacillus amyloliquifanciens
(d) Bacillus globlii
528: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the Lists :
List I--------------------------List II
I. Surat Split------------------(A) 1929
II. Communal Award-----------(B) 1928
III. All-Party Convention-------(C) 1932
IV Poorna Swaraj Resolution----(D) 1907
--------(E) 1905
Codes:
(a) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-E
(b) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(c) I-B, II-E, III-D, IV-A
(d) I-A, II-D, III-E, IV-C
529: Match List I (Ancient site) with List II (Archaeological finding) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I-------------------List II
(Ancient site)----------(Archaeological finding)
A. Lothal--------------1. Ploughed field
B. Kalibangan----------2. Dockyard
C. Dholavira-----------3. Terracotta replica of a plough
D. Banawali------------4. An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of the Harappan script
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 2 1 3 4
530: Apart from Tamil Nadu (Neyveli), lignite is found at:
(a) Gujarat
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Orissa