646: Department of Border Management is a Department of which one of the following Union Ministries?
(a) Ministry of Home Affairs
(b) Ministry of Defence
(c) Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways
(d) Ministry of Environment and Forests
647: Which one of the following States of India does not have a Legislative Council so far even though the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 provides for it ?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Bihar
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh
648: Who among the following became the Prime Minister of India without being earlier the Chief Minister of a State ?
I. Morarji Desai
II. Charan Singh
III. V. P. Singh
IV. Chandrashekhar
V. P.V. Narasimha Rao.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes :
(a) I, II and IV
(b) II, III and V
(c) II only
(d) IV only
649: Which one of the following is NOT an astronomical object?
(a) Pulsar
(b) Brittle Star
(c) Black hole
(d) Quasar
650: Consider the following statements:
1. Under Ramsar Convention, it is mandatory on the part of the Government of India to protect and conserve all the wetlands in the territory of India.
2. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 were framed by the Government of India based on the recommendations of Ramsar Convention.
3. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 also encompass the drainage area or catchment regions of the wetlands as determined by the authority.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3