3416: Fat present below the skin surface in our body, acts as a barrier against
(a) loss of heat from the body
(b) loss of essential body fluids
(c) loss of salts from the body
(d) entry of harmful micro-organisms from the environment
3417: Consider the following statements:

1. The First Session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta.

2. The Second Session of the Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of Dadabhai Naoroji.

3. Both Indian National Congress and Muslim League held their sessions at Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the Lucknow Pact.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
3418: Amniocentesis is a method for:

(a) Determination of foetal sex.

(b) Separation of amino acids.

(c) Determination of the sequence of amino acids in a protein.

(d) Inducing abortion.
3419: The National Housing Bank was set up in India as a wholly owned subsidiary of which one of the following ?

(a) State Bank of India
(b) Life Insurance Corporation of India
(c) Reserve Bank of India
(d) ICICI Bank
3420: Basel II relates to which one of the following?

(a) International standards for safety in civil aviation

(b) Measures against cyber crimes

(c) Measures against drug abuse by sports persons

(d) International standards for measuring the adequacy of a banks capital