1551: Consider the following international languages :
1. Arabic
2. French
3. Spanish
The correct sequence of the languages given above in the decreasing order of the number of their speakers is :
(a) 3-1-2
(b) 1-3-2
(c) 3-2-1
(d) 1-2-3
1552: The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which one of the following ?
(a) Civil Aviation
(b) Journalism
(c) Enviromental protection
(d) Olympic games
1553: The research work of Paul Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield, the Nobel Prize winners for Medicine in 2003, relates to:
(a) Control of AIDS
(b) Magnetic resonance imaging
(c) Respiratory diseases
(d) Genetic engineering
1554: Consider the following countries :
1. Brazil
2. Mexico
3. South Africa
According to UNCTAD, which of the above is/are categorized as "Emerging Economies"?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1555: Who of the following shall cause every recommendation made by the Finance Commission to be laid before each House of Parliament?
(a) The president of India
(b) The speaker of Lok Sabha
(c) The prime minister of India
(d) The Union Finance Minister