3246: Consider the following pairs:

Town sometime mentioned in news - Country

1.Aleppo - Syria
2.Kirkuk - Yemen
3.Mosul - Palestine
4.Mazar-i-Sharif - Afghanistan

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
3247: With reference to 'Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana', consider the following statements:

1. Under this scheme, farmers will have to pay a uniform premium of two percent for any crop they cultivate in any season of the year.
2. This scheme covers post-harvest losses arising out of cyclones and unseasonal rains.

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
3248: Consider the following statements:

1. Infant mortality rate takes into account the death of infants within a month after birth.

2. Infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths in a particular year per 100 live births during that year.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
3249: Ergotism is due to consumption of

(a) contaminated grains
(b) rotting vegetables
(c) contaminated water
(d) stale cooked food
3250: Economic growth is with usually coupled with

(a) Deflation
(b) Inflation
(c) Hyperinflation
(d) Stagflation