1716: Which one of the following can be prorogued but cannot be dissolved ?
(a) Rajya Sabha
(b) State Council
(c) Municipal Corporation
(d) Governing Council in a Union Territory
1717: With reference to the schemes launched by the Union government, consider the following statements:
1. Ministry of health and Family Welfare launched the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana.
2. Ministry of Textiles launched the Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana.
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
1718: When ants bite, they inject
(a) glacial acetic acid
(b) methanol
(c) formic acid
(d) stearic acid
1719: A suitable site of a cement plant requires proximity to:
(a) Coal and iron
(b) Limestone and manganese
(c) Limestone and gypsum
(d) Coal and gypsum
1720: Chlorine is:
(a) A rare earth element
(b) A halogen
(c) A noble gas
(d) Coinage metal