566: Which one of the following committees recommended the abolition of reservation of items for the small scale sector in industry?
(a) Abid Hussain Committee
(b) Narasimham Committee
(c) Nayak Committee
(d) Rakesh Mohan Committee
567: With reference to technologies for solar power production, consider the following statements :
1. Photovoltaics is a technology that generates electricity by direct conservation of light into electricity, while Solar Thermal is a technology that utilizes the Sunss rays to generate heat which is further used in electricity generation process.
2. Photovoltaics generates Alternating Current (AC), while Solar Thermal generates Direct Current (DC).
3. India has manufacturing base for Solar Thermal technology, but not for Photovoltaics.
Which of the statements given aboveis/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None
568: In the rough outline map of a part of Jammu and Kashmir shown in the figure, places marked A, B, C and D represent respectively
(a) Anantnag, Baramula, Srinagar and Kargil
(b) Baramula, Srinagar, Kargil and Anantnag
(c) Baramula, Srinagar, Anantnag and Kargil
(d) Srinagar, Baramula, Kargil and Anantnag
569: The first session of Indian National Congress in 1885 was held at:
(a) Bombay
(b) Calcutta
(c) Lahore
(d) Lucknow
570: A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting to larger bodies of land is called:
(a) Dune
(b) Equinox
(c) Isthmus
(d) Strait