441: Consider the following statements :
1. The Union Government fixes, the Statutory Minimum Price of sugarcane for each sugar season.
2. Sugar and sugarcane are essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act.
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
442: Hybridisation is useful in developing improved crops by:
(a) Creating new and better genes
(b) Eliminating undesirable genes
(c) Producing favourable combination of genes
(d) By encouraging favourable genes and removing unfavourable ones
443: Consider the following statements:
1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions.
2. N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
444: The new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) series released by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) in February 1999 is with reference to base price of
(a) 1991-92
(b) 1992-93
(c) 1993-94
(d) 1994-95
445: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List I List II
I. Moplah revolt--------(A) Kerala
II. Pabna revolt-------- (B) Bihar
III. Eka Movement------(C) Bengal
IV. Birsa Munda revolt--(D) Awadh
Codes:
(a) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
(b) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A
(c) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B