1606: Regarding the office of the Lok Sabha Speaker, consider the following statements:

1. He/She holds the office during the pleasure of the President.

2. He/She need not be a member of the House at the time of his/her election but has to become a member of the House within six months from the date of his/her election.

3. If he/she intends to resign, the letter of his/her resignation has to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None
1607: The colour of a star is an indication of its

(a) distance from the sun

(b) luminosity

(c) distance from the earth

(d) temperature
1608: When a number X is added to 4/X, the result is 4. Therefore X is:

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 4

(d) 8
1609: A city has a population of 3,00,000 out of which 1,80,000 are males. 50% of the population is literate. If 70% of the males are literate, the number of literate females is

(a) 24,000
(b) 30,000
(c) 54,000
(d) 60,000
1610: Consider the following crops :

1. Cotton

2. Groundnut

3. Maize

4. Mustard

Which of the above are Kharif crops?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4