921: Consider the following organisations :
I. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Research and Exploration
II. Heavy Water Board
III. Indian Rare Earths Limited
IV. Uranium Corporation of India
Which of these is/are under the Department of Atomic Energy ?
(a) I only
(b) I and IV
(c) II, III and IV
(d) I, II, III and IV
922: The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amend-ment) Act, 1992, which aims at promoting the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the country, provides for which of the following?
1. Constitution of District Planning Committees.
2. State Election Commissions to conduct all panchayat elections.
3. Establishment of State Finance Commissions.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 ans 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
923: In India, which of the following review the independent regulators in sectors like telecommunications, insurance, electricity, etc.?
1. Ad Hoc Committees set up by the Parliament
2. Parliamentary Department Related Standing Committees
3. Finance Commission
4. Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
5. NITI Aayog
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 3, 4 and 5
(d) 2 and 5
924: In a factory, quality assurance test is conducted on various samples for a specific characteristic value of the product. The values and the number of samples are as given in the following table :
Characteristic value, X No. of Samples
10 3
11 7
12 10
13 15
14 28
15 33
16 24
17 11
18 10
19 6
20 3
Consider the following statements based on the table :
I. The probability that X ≤ 15 is 0.64.
II. The probability that 13 < X ≤ 17 is greater than 0.64.
III. The probability that X = 15 is less than 0.22.
Which of the above statements is/are not true?
(a) I alone
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) I, II and III
925: With reference to the recent developments in science, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Functional chromosomes can be created by joining segments of DNA taken from cells of different species.
(b) Pieces of artificial functional DNA can be created in laboratories.
(c) A piece of DNA taken out from an animal cell can be made to replicate outside a living cell in a laboratory.
(d) Cells taken out from plasma and animals can be made to undergo cell division in laboratory petri dishes.