2396: The founder of Asiatic Society was:

(a) William Jones

(b) Annie Besant

(c) William Kerry

(d) Havell
2397: Which one of the following can be used to confirm whether drinking water contains a gamma emitting isotope or not?

(a) Microscope

(b) Lead plate

(c) Scintillation counter

(d) Spectrophotometer
2398: Humidity of the air:

(a) Increases with the increase in atmospheric temperature

(b) Decreases with the increase in atmospheric temperature

(c) Is not affected by the change in atmospheric temperature

(d) Does not show any consistent behaviour with the change in atmospheric temperature
2399: Which of the following are included in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?

1. A dispute between the Government of India and one or more States

2. A dispute regarding elections to either House of the Parliament or that of Legislature of a State

3. A dispute between the Government of India and a Union Territory

4. A dispute between two or more States

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 3 and 4
2400: Consider the following statements :

1. Petronet LNG Ltd. Is setting up another LNG terminal at Mangalore.

2. The Head Office of the Dredging Corporation of India is at Visakhapatnam.

3. The Narwapahar Mine is operated by the Uranium Corporation of Indian Limited

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

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