1556: Though a few (gas-based) industries have already been established good reserves of natural gas in India remain unutilised. This vast resource of natural gas can be used in the production of
(a) fertilizers
(b) carbide
(c) graphite
(d) synthetic petroleum
1557: The difference of two numbers is 1365. On dividing the larger number by the smaller, 6 is obtained as quotient and 15 as remainder. What is the smaller number ?
1558: Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass ?
(a) Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
(b) Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia
(c) Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia
(d) Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia
1559: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I--------------------------------------------------List II
I. Development Programme-----------------------------(A) UN India Human Development Report
II. National Council of Applied Economic Research--------(B) India Development Report
III. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research-----(C) World Development Report
IV. World Bank-----------------------------------------(D) Human Development Report
Codes:
(a) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(b) I-D, II-B, III-A, IV-C
(c) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A
(d) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
1560: Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President make a reference to the Supreme Court to seek the Court's opinion on the Constitutional validity of the Election Commission's decision on deferring the Gujarat Assembly elections (in the year 2002)?
(a) Article 142
(b) Article 143
(c) Article 144
(d) Article 145