1716: Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Department Ministry of the Government of India
1. Department of Women and Child Development : Ministry of Health and Family
2. Department of Official Language : Ministry of Human Resource
3. Department of Drinking Water Supply : Ministry of Water Resources
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) None
1717: Hormones which are necessary for the development of the human body are secreted by:
(a) Thyroid gland
(b) Pituitary gland
(c) Parathyroid gland
(d) Exocrine gland
1718: otal time taken by a person in going to a place by walking and returning on cycle is 5 hours 45 minutes. He would have gained 2 hours by cycling both ways. The time taken by him to walk both ways is
(a) 6 hours 45 minutes
(b) 7 hours 45 minutes
(c) 8 hours 15 minutes
(d) 8 hours 30 minutes
1719: Assertion (A) :
Lord Linlithgo described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny.
Reason (R) :
Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
1720: What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?
(a) The Earth's rotation on its axis
(b) Convergence of the two equatorial currents
(c) Difference in salinity of water
(d) Occurrence of the belt of calm near the equator