2491: What is the purpose of the US Space Agency's Themis Mission, which was recently in the news?
(a) To study the possibility of life on Mars
(b) To study the satellites of Saturn
(c) To study the colourful display of high latitude skies
(d) To build a space laboratory to study the stellar explosions
2492: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Committees)
I. Disinvestment of shares in Public Sector Enterprises
II. Industrial Sickness
III. Tax Reforms
IV. Reforms in Insurance Sector
List II (Chaired by)
(A) Rajah Chelliah
(B) Onkar Goswami
(D) C. Rangarajan
(C) R.N. Malhotra
Codes:
(a) I-A, II-D. III-B, IV-C
(b) I-D, II-B, III-A, IV-C
(c) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(d) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
2493: Consider the following statements:
1. Part IX of the Constitution of India contains provisions for Panchayats and was inserted by the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992.
2. Part IX A of the Constitution of India contains provisions for municipalities and the Article 243 Q envisages two types of municipalities, a Municipal Council and a Municipal Corporation for every State.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2494: Who designed the city of Chandigarh?
(a) Le Corbusier
(b) Jacob Epstein
(c) Rodhin Auguste
(d) Ferdinand M. V. De Lesseps
2495: The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, whose permission is required for cultivation of any genetically modified crop such as Bt-Cotton in India, is under the Union Minister of
(a) Agriculture
(b) Environment and Forests
(c) Commerce and Industry
(d) Rural Development