2501: Consider the following financial institution of India:

1. Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)
2. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI)
3. Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)
4. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

The correct chronological sequence of the establishment of these institutions is

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2
(d) 4, 1, 2, 3
2502: Which important event immediately preceded Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

(a) Rowlatt Act enactment

(b) Communal award

(c) Coming of Simon Commission

(d) Quit India Movement
2503: In which one of the following is Malta located?

(a) Mediterranean Sea

(b) Baltic Sea

(c) Black Sea

(d) North Sea
2504: Consider the following statements:

1. Appellate Tribunal for Electricity has been established by each State Government in India.

2. One of the components of the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP) is upgradation of sub-transmission and distribution system for electricity in 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
2505: Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangappattanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam ?

(a) Cauvery
(b) Tungabhadra
(c) Krishna
(d) Godavari