1536: The term 'Intended Nationally Determined Contributions' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of

(a) pledges made by the European countries to rehabilitate refugees from the war-affected Middle East

(b) plan of action outlined by the countries of the world to combat climate change

(c) capital contributed by the member countries in the establishment of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

(d) plan of action outlined by the countries of the world regarding Sustainable Development Goals
1537: Assertion (A):
The United States of America has threatened to ask the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to apply sanctions against the developing countries for the non-observance of I.L.O conventions.

Reason (R):
The United States of America itself has adopted and implemented those I.L.O conventions.

(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true, but R is false

(d) A is false, but R is true
1538: Sodium vapour lamps are preferred to incandescent lamps because of:

(a) Higher efficiency

(b) Higher tolerance in voltage fluctuations

(c) Easy installation

(d) Higher intensity of illumination
1539: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List I------------------------List II

I. Chittagong Armoury Raid---(A) Kalpana Dutt

II. Abhinav Bharat-----------(B) Guru Ram Singh

III. Anushilan Samiti----------(C) Vikram Damodar Savarkar

IV. Kuka Movement---------- (D) Aurobindo Ghosh

Codes:

(a) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
(b) I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
(c) I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
(d) I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
1540: The partition of Bengal was undertaken with the view of:

(a) Suppressing the revolt arisen

(b) Satisfying the Hindus and the Muslims

(c) Meeting the demand by the Hindus and the Muslims for a separate State

(d) Dividing the Hindus of the West Bengal and increasing Hindu-Muslim tensions