4191: How do District Rural Development Agencies (DRDAs) help in the reduction of rural poverty in India?
1. DRDAs act as Panchayati Raj Institutions in certain specified backward regions of the country.
2. DRDAs undertake area-specific scientific study of the causes of poverty and malnutrition and prepare detailed remedial measures.
3. DRDAs secure inter-sectoral and inter-departmental coordination and cooperation for effective implementation of anti-poverty programmes.
4. DRDAs watch over and ensure effective utilization of the funds intended for anti-poverty programmes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
4192: Assertion (A) : There are no tea plantations in any African country.
Reason (R) : Tea plants need fertile soil with high humus.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
4193: Mohair is obtained from
(a) Angora goat
(b) Beetal goat
(c) Karakul sheep
(d) Lincoln sheep
4194: With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765?
(a) Garo
(b) Khasis
(c) Kukis
(d) Tipperahs
4195: The International Rice Research Institute is located in:
(a) The Philippines
(b) Thailand
(c) Indonesia
(d) Malaysia