2231: Consider the following statements:

1. The National Housing Bank, the apex institution of housing finance in India, was set up as a wholly- owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India.

2. The Small Industries Development Bank of India was established as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Industrial Development Bank of India.

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
2232: Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which one of the following?

(a) Kosi Project
(b) Damodar Valley Project
(c) Bhakra Nangal Project
(d) Chambal Project
2233: Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?

(a) Madan Mohan Malaviya

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Sarojini Naidu

(d) B. R. Ambedkar
2234: Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France ?

(a) Strait of Gibraltar
(b) Denmark Strait
(c) Strait of Dover
(d) Davis Strait
2235: With reference to Indian Polity, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Planning Commission is accountable to Parliament
(b) President can make ordinance only when either of the two Houses of Parliament is not in session
(c) The minimum age prescribed for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court is 40 years
(d) National Development Council is constituted of Union Finance Minister and the Chief Ministers of all the States