3016: Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the Ten Degree Channel ?

(a) Andaman and Nicobar.
(b) Nicobar and Sumatra
(c) Maldives and Lakshadweep
(d) Sumatra and Java
3017: Match items in the List-I with those in the List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Location)
(A) Kakinada
(B) Dundigal
(C) Margao
(D) Bhadrachalam

List II (Known For/In News for)
1. Skybus Metro rail test-run
2. ITC paper board Unit
3. Bio-diesel plant
4. Indian Air Force Academy

(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 3 4 1 2

3018: Who among the following rejected the title of Knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India ?

(a) G. K. Gokhale

(b) B. G. Tilak

(c) Motilal Nehru

(d) M. G. Ranade
3019: Of the following, with which does Article 78 of the Constitution deal with ?

(1) Emergency powers of the President

(2) The Prime Minister's duty regarding keeping the President informed about the government's decisions, policies and actions

(3) The President's power to send advisory messages to the Parliament

(4) The President's power to get information from the Council of Ministers

(a) 1 and 4

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 2 and 4

(d) 2 only
3020: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List I List II

(Achievement in genetics) (Scientists)

I. Discovery of tramsdiction and Conjugation in bacteria (A) Khurana
II. Establishing the sex-linked inheritance (B) Kornberg
III. Isolation of DNA polymerase form E. coli (C) Lederberg
IV. Establishing the complete genetic code (D) Morgan
(E) Ochoa
Codes:

(a) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-E
(c) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-E
(d) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A