246: The terms 'Agreement on Agriculture', 'Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures' and 'Peace Clause' appear in the news frequently in the context of the affairs of the
(a) Food and Agriculture Organization
(b) United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change
(c) World Trade Organization
(d) United Nations Environment Programme
247: Bank Rate implies the rate of interest
(a) paid by the Reserve Bank of India on the Deposits of Commercial Banks
(b) charged by Banks on loans and advances
(c) payable on Bonds
(d) at which the Reserve Bank of India discounts the Bills of Exchange
248: Consider the following statements
1. The Executive Power of the Union of India is vested in the Prime Minister.
2. The Prime Minister is the ex officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board.
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
249: In the map given below, three out of the four places marked indicates places where a thermal power station is located :
The place where there is no thermal power station is marked
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
250: Assertion (A) :
60° - 65° latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low pressure belt instead of high pressure.
Reason (R) :
The low pressure areas are permanent over oceans rather than on land.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually 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