3801: The Kelkar proposals which were in the news recently were the
(a) recommendations for reforms in the power sector
(b) recommendations for tax reforms
(c) guidelines for the privatisation
(d) guidelines for reducing vehicular pollution, and the promotion of CNG use
3802: What are the reasons for the people's resistance to the introduction of Bt brinjal in India?
1. Bt brinjal has been created by inserting a gene from a soil fungus into its genome.
2. The seeds of Bt brinjal are terminator seeds and therefore, the farmers have to buy the seeds before every season from the seed companies.
3. There is an apprehension that the consumption of Bt brinjal may have adverse impact on health.
4. There is some concern that the introduction of Bt brinjal may have adverse effect on the biodiversity.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
3803: All the six letters of the name SACHIN are arranged to from different words without repeating any letter in any one word.The words so formed are then arranged as in a dictionary. What will be the Position of the world SACHIN in that sequence?
(A) 751
(B) 601
(C) 436
(D) 590
3804: The half-life of a radio active element is 5 years. The fraction of the radioactive substance that remains after 20 years is
(a) 1/2
(b) 1/4
(c) 1/8
(d) 1/16
3805: Swadeshi movement started during:
(a) Anti Bengal partition movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) None of the above