2501: Under which one of the Ministries of the Government of India does the Food and Nutrition Board work?

(a) Ministry of Agriculture

(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

(c) Ministry of Human Resource Development

(d) Ministry of Rural Development
2502: Consider the following statements:

1. Article 371 A to 371 I were inserted in the Constitution of India to meet regional demands of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur, Andhra Pardesh, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pardesh and Goa.

2. Constitutions of India and the United States of America envisage a dual policy (The Union and the States) but a single citizenship.

3. A naturalized citizen of India can never be deprived of his citizenship.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2503: The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 was enacted in consonance with which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India?

1. Right to healthy environment, construed as a part of Right to life under Article 21

2. Provision of grants for raising the level of administration in the Scheduled Areas for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes under section 275 (1)

3. Powers and functions of Gram Sabha as mentioned under Article 243 (A)

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only
2504: Assertion (A) :
DNA Finger printing has become a powerful tool to establish paternity and identity of criminals in rape and assault cases.

Reason (R) :
Trace evidences such as hairs, saliva and dried semen are adequate for DNA analysis.

(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
2505: A quantity is found to vary in the order 9, 16, 25, 36, 49. What will be the next number in the order?

(a) 57

(b) 64

(c) 68

(d) 61