4441: Consider the following statements:
1. The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India introduced an Article placing the election of the Prime Minister beyond judicial review.
2. The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Amendment to the Constitution of India as being violative of the independence of judiciary.
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
4442: Assertion (A): The person with diabetes insipidus feels thirsty.
Reason (R): A person with diabetes insipidus suffers from excess secretion of vasopressin.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
4443: Weights of two pieces, one of gold and one of silver each weighing 100 gm were recorded on a spring balance. Then they were fully immersed in a liquid bath, by letting them hang through a light thread tied to the balance. Compare the recorded weights of the two pieces under that condition. Then
(a) The gold piece will weigh more than the silver piece
(b) The silver piece will weigh more than the gold piece
(c) The weights of the two pieces will be equal
(d) Nothing can be said without knowing the density of the liquid bath
4444: With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements:
1. No High Court shall have the jurisdiction to declare any central law to be constitutionally invalid.
2. An amendment to the Constitution of India cannot be called into question by the Supreme Court of India.
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
4445: Foot-and-Mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in some parts of the world, is caused by
(a) Bacterium
(b) Fungus
(c) Protozoan
(d) Virus