3536: Consider the following statements concerning the Indian Railways.
1. The Head Quarters of the North Western Railway are located at Jodhpur.
2. Indrail pass has been created especially for freedom and sports persons who have represented India in any game/sport.
3. Fairy Queen is a train using the world's oldest working engine and the Indian railways conduct a journey of wildlife and heritage sites on it.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) None
3537: Consider the following statements:
1. Geological Survey of India (GSI), comes under Ministry of Mines.
2. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), comes under the Ministry of Culture.
3. Balmer Lawrie comes under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Which of the above statements is/are true
(a) Only 1 is true
(b) only 2 is true
(c) Both 1 and 2 is true
(d) Neither is true
3538: In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. As the time passes, these bridges become stronger. These unique 'living root bridges' are found in
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Tamil Nadu
3539: The Employment Assurance Scheme envisages financial assistance to rural areas for guaranteeing employment to at least
(a) 50 per cent of the men and women seeking jobs in rural areas
(b) 50 per cent of the men seeking jobs in rural areas
(c) one man and one woman in a rural family living below the poverty line
(d) None of the above
3540: Match: List I (Book)
A. In Custody
B. Sea of Poppies
C. The Argumentative Indian
D. Unaccustomed Earth
List II (Author)
1. Amartya Sen
2. Amitav Ghosh
3. Anita Desai
4. Jhumpa Lahiri
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 3 1 2 4