1721: In the context of the organic evolution, the loss of limbs of snakes is explained by the phenomenon of
(a) use and disuse of organs
(b) adaptation to living in burrows
(c) natural selection
(d) inheritance of acquired characters
1722: The 42nd Amendment to the Indian Constitution is notable because it gives:
(a) Primacy to Fundamental Rights over Directive Principles
(b) Primacy to Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights
(c) Special treatment to Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Special treatment to Sikkim
1723: The endeavour of 'Janani Suraksha Yojana' Programme is
1. to promote institutional deliveries
2. to provide monetary assistance to the mother to meet the cost of delivery
3. to provide for wage loss due to pregnancy and confinement
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1724: The following Table shows the percentage distribution of revenue expenditure of Government of India in 1989-90 and 1994-95 :
Expenditure Head (percent to total)
Years 1989-90 1994-95
Defence 15.1 13.6
Interest Payments 27.7 38.7
Subsidies 16.3 8.0
Grants to States/UTs 13.6 16.7
Others 27.4 23.0
(a) reduce expenditure of defence
(b) spend more and more on interest payments
(c) reduce expenditure on subsidies
(d) spend more and more as grants-in-aid to State Governments/Union Territories
1725: Which of the following can be said as the 'Theory of Darwin'
(a) Survival of the fittest and struggle for existence
(b) Weak and strong always maintain a fixed proportion
(c) Different species do not arise by genetic mutation
(d) None of these