2551: Consider the following statements:

1. The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.
2. A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period.

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
2552: The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was:

(a) Tej Bahadur Sapru

(b) Ashutosh Mukherjee

(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore

(d) Syed Ahmad Khan
2553: Which of the following States has "Urdu" as its official language?

(a) Bihar

(b) Jammu & Kashmir

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Rajasthan
2554: Production of which one of the following is a function of the liver?

(a) Lipase
(b) Mucus
(c) Hydrochloric acid
(d) Urea
2555: In the context of global oil prices. "Brent crude oil" is frequently referred to in the news. What does this term imply?

1. it is a major classification of crude oil.

2. It is sourced from north sea.

3. It does not contain sulphur.

which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3