2521: They are fantastically diverse. They speak hundreds of languages and dialects. They comprise scores of ethnic groups. They include highly industrialised economies and up-and-coming economies. They span half the surface of the earth and are home to two-fifths of the world's population. The group of countries referred to here belongs to

(a) SAPTA
(b) APEC
(c) EC
(d) CIS
2522: The Rowlatt Act aimed at

(a) compulsory economic support to war efforts

(b) imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial

(c) suppression of the Khilafat Movement

(d) imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press
2523: The world's fastest computer has been able to perform (as of Dec. 1996)

(a) 10'6 operations per second

(b) 10'9 operations per second

(c) 10'12 operations per second

(d) 10'15 operations per second
2524: Consider the following pairs:

Terms sometimes seen in the news : Their origin

1. Annex Countries : Cartagena Protocol
2. Certified Emissions Reductions : Nagoya Protocol
3. Clean Development Mechanism : Kyoto Protocol

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2525: Which one among the following commissions was set up in pursuance of a definite provision under an Article of the Constitution of India ?

(a) University Grants Commission

(b) National Human Rights Commission

(c) Election Commission

(d) Central Vigilance Commission