1151: Consider the following statements :
1. Life Insurance Corporation of India is the oldest insurance company is India.
2. National Insurance Company Limited was nationalized in the year 1972 and made a subsidiary of General Insurance Corporation of
India.
3. Headquarters of United India Insurance Company Limited are located at Chennai.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2, only
(b) 1 and 3, only
(c) 2 and 3, only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1152: Which of the following are some important pollutants released by steel industry in India?
1. Oxides of sulphur
2. Oxides of nitrogen
3. Carbon monoxide
4. Carbon dioxide
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 3 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1153: Fertility of soil can be improved by:
(a) Removing dead earthworms
(b) Adding dead earthworms
(c) Adding living earthworms
(d) Removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms
1154: Assertion (A) :
60° - 65° latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low pressure belt instead of high pressure.
Reason (R) :
The low pressure areas are permanent over oceans rather than on land.
(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 a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
1155: Consider the following statements:
1. In the election for Lok Sabha or State Assembly, the winning candidate must get at least 50 percent of the votes polled, to be declared elected.
2. According to the provisions laid down in the Constitution of India, in Lok Sabha, the Speakers post goes to the majority party and the Deputy Speakers to the Opposition.
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