1421: Consider the following statements regarding the political parties in India:

I. The Representation of the People Act, 1951 provides for the registration of political parties.
II. Registration of political parties is carried out by the Election Commission.
III. A national level political party is one which is recognised in four or more States.
IV. During the 1999 general elections, there were six National and 48 State level parties recognised by the Election Commission.

Which of these statements are correct ?

(a) I, II and IV
(b) I and III
(c) II and IV
(d) I, II, III and IV
1422: Match List-I (State / Province / Overseas Territory), with List-II (Country) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List-I -- List-II

(State/Province/ Overseas Territory) -- (Country)

A. British Colombia -- 1. USA
B. Bavaria -- 2. UK
C. Gibraltar -- 3. Canada
D. Rhode Island -- 4. Germany
5. Denmark
Codes:

A B C D
(a) 1 2 5 3
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 3 2 5 1
1423: How many natural numbers are there between 43 and 200 which are exactly divisible by 6?
1424: Influence of genes in controlling the activity of living organisms is through:

(a) Photosynthesis

(b) Protein synthesis

(c) Vitamins

(d) Hormones
1425: During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts, called for

(a) the Union of Pashtun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan

(b) the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers

(c) the adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform

(d) the Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism