3016: Consider the following statements:
1. The forest cover in India constitutes around 20% of its geographical area. Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitutes around 40%.
2. The national Forestry Action Programme aims at bringing one-third of the area of India under tree/forest cover.
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
3017: Which of the following were common to both Buddhism and Jainism ?
I. Avoidance of extremities of penance and enjoyment.
II. Indifference to the authority of the Vedas
III. Denial of efficacy of rituals
IV. Non-injury to animal life
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
Codes:
(a) I, II, III and IV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I, III and IV
(d) I and II
3018: Mixture of which one of the following pairs of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosions in mines?
(a) Hydrogen and oxygen
(b) Oxygen and acetylene
(c) Methane and air
(d) Carbon dioxide and methane
3019: The Constitution of India borrowed the scheme of Indian Federation from the Constitution of
(a) USA
(b) Canada
(c) Ireland
(d) UK
3020: Match List-I (Beaches in India) with List-II (States) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I -- List II
(Beaches in India) -- (States)
A. Gopnath Beach -- 1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Lawsons Bay Beach -- 2. Kerala
C. Devbagh Beach -- 3. Gujarat
D. Sinquerim Beach -- 4. Goa
5. Karnataka
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 5 4 2 1
(b) 3 1 5 4
(c) 5 1 2 4
(d) 3 4 5 1