286: Which of the following are correctly matched?
1. Medha Patkar Environment Activist
2. Jamini Roy Painter
3. Bhuvaneshvari Squash player Kumari
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
287: Match List-I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Service/Agency) -- List-II(Country)
A. Foreign Intelligence service -- 1. Isarel
B. Ministry of State Security -- 2. Britain
C. Secret Intelligence Service -- 3. China
D. The Mossad -- 4. Russia
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 2 1 4 3
Explanation:
Foreign Intelligence Service is Russia's primary external intelligence agency. The SVR is the successor of First Chief Directorate (FCD) of the KGB since December 1991. The headquarters of SVR are still in Yasenevo, Moscow. The Ministry of State Security (MSS) is the Chinese Government's intelligence arm, responsible for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence operations. The MSS is responsible to the premier and state council, and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Political Science and Law Commission oversees ministry activities.
. As Britain's secret service, Secret Intelligence Service provides the British Government with a global covert capability to promote and defend the national security and economic well-being of the United Kingdom. SIS operates world-wide to collect secret foreign intelligence in support of the British Government's policies and objectives.
. The Mossad is the national intelligence agency of the State of Israel. Its headquarters is in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. The Mossad is a civilian service, and does not use military ranks, although most of its staff have served in the Israel Defense Forces as part of Israel's compulsory draft system, and many of them are officers. It is assumed to consist of eight different departments.
288: Consider the following statements
1. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 replaced the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954.
2. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is under the charge of Director General of Health Services in the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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
289: Starting with the Australian Open Lawn Tennis tournament, which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the other three major Lawn Tennis Tournaments?
(a) French Open - US Open - Wimbledon
(b) French Open - Wimbledon - US Open
(c) Wimbledon - US Open - French Open
(d) Wimbledon - French Open - US Open
Explanation:
Period Tournament location Surface January Australian Open Melbourne Hard (Plexicushion) May-June French Open Paris Clay June-July Wimbledon London Grass August- US Open New York Hard September (DecoTurf)
290: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I List II
(Award I Prize) (Recipient)
I. Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament (A) Archibishop Desmond Tutu
II. Jamnalal Bajaj Award (B) Dr. Gurudev Khush
III. International Gandhi Peace Prize (C) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
IV. Wolf Prize (D) Nelson Mandela
Codes:
(a) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
(b) I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
(c) I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
(d) I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D