2281: The dispute regarding the election of President of India is to be referred to:

(a) Chief Election Commissioner

(b) Supreme Court

(c) Parliament

(d) Attorney-General
2282: Where are the headquarters of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) located ?

(a) Ankara
(b) Jeddah
(c) Dubai
(d) Islamabad
2283: India-based Neutrino Observatory is included by the Planning Commission as a mega science project under the 11th five-Year Plan. In this context, consider the following statements:

1. Neutrinos are chargeless elementary particles that travel close to the speed of light.

2. Neutrinos are created in nuclear reactions of beta decay.

3. Neutrinos have a negligible, but nonzero mass.

4. Trillions of Neutrinos pass through human body every second.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2284: Examine the map given below :

The places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 were respectively the seats of powers of the

(a) Scindias, Holkars, Gaekwads & Bhonsles
(b) Holkars, Scindias, Gaekwads & Bhonsles
(c) Gaekwads, Bhonsles, Scindias & Holkars
(d) Scindias, Holkars, Bhonsles & Gaekwads
2285: A lottery system has ticket numbers with eight digits. There are ten first prizes of Rs. 1.00 lakh each, one hundred second prizes of Rs. 10,000 each and one thousand third prizes of Rs. 1,000 each. At the draw of lots, an eight digit number is generated by choosing for each digit from left to right a random number in the range of 0 to Q. Any one who has a ticket with the first two digits (from left to right) matching, the chosen number gets a first prize, and so on. One individual purchases a large number of tickets at a discounted price of Re. 0.75 each. For how much money should he purchase tickets to achieve a 10% chance of winning a third prize ?

(a) Rs. 10,000

(b) Rs. 75,000

(c) Rs. 1,00,000

(d) Rs. 7,500