1861: Consider the following statements:

1. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in respect of carbon credits in one of the Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms.

2. Under the CDM, the projects handled pertain only to the Annex-I countries.

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
1862: The Service Area Approach was implemented under the purview of

(a) Integrated Rural Development Programme

(b) Lead Bank Scheme

(c) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

(d) National Skill Development Mission
1863: The heater element in an electric iron is made of:

(a) Nichrome

(b) Tungsten

(c) Copper

(d) Iron
1864: The Indian patriot, who died in jail due to hunger strike, was:

(a) S. C. Bose

(b) Bhagat Singh

(c) Jatin Das

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal
1865: The loss of Qandhar was a big blow to the Mughal empire from the view point of

(a) natural resources

(b) buffer territory

(c) communication

(d) strategic stronghold