571: Match List-I (Biosphere Reserves) with List-II (States) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List-I List-II

(Biosphere Reserves) (States)

A. Similipal 1. Sikkim
B. Dehong 2. Uttaranchal Deband
C. Nokrek 3. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Kanchenjunga 4. Orissa
5. Meghalaya
Codes :

A B C D

(a) 1 3 5 4
(b) 4 5 2 1
(c) 1 5 2 4
(d) 4 3 5 1
572: When the Couple Protection Rate is going up

(a) birth rate must necessarily fall

(b) birth rate will fall only if couples are of younger age

(c) death rate must necessarily fall

(d) infant mortality rate must be falling
573: Among the agricultural commodities imported by India, which one of the following accounts for the highest imports in terms of value in the last five years?

(a) Spices

(b) Fresh fruits

(c) Pulses

(d) Vegetable oils
574: If a new State of the Indian Union is to be created, which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution must be amended ?

(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fifth
575: Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because

(a) Round Table Conference failed to satisfy Indian political aspirations

(b) Congress and Muslim League had differences of opinion

(c) Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award

(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this context