36: In India, other than ensuring that public funds are used efficiently and for intended purpose, what is the importance of the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)?
1. CAG exercises exchequer control on behalf of the Parliament when the President of India declares national emergency/financial emergency.
2. CAG reports on the execution of projects or programmes by the ministries are discussed by the Public Accounts Committee.
3. Information from CAG reports can be used by investigating agencies to press charges against those who have violated the law while managing public finances.
4. While dealing with the audit and accounting of government companies, CAG has certain judicial powers for prosecuting those who violate the law.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 3 and 4 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
37: Who among the following organised the famous Chittagong armoury raid ?
(a) Laxmi Sehgal
(b) Surya Sen
(c) Batukeshwar Datta
(d) J.M. Sengupta
38: Which of the following is not an alloy?
(a) Brass
(b) Bronze
(c) Steel
(d) Zinc
39: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given hills starting from the north and going towards the south?
(a) Nallamalai Hills-Nilgiri Hills-Javadi Hills-Anaimalai Hills
(b) Anaimalai Hills-Javadi Hills-Nilgiri Hills-Nallamalai Hills
(c) Nallamalai Hills-Javadi Hills-Nilgiri Hills-Anaimalai Hills
(d) Anaimalai Hills-Nilgiri Hills-Javadi Hills-Nallamalai Hills
40: Running at a speed of 60 km per hour, a train passed through a 1.5 km long tunnel in two minutes. What is the length of the train ?
(A) 250 m
(B) 1000 m
(C) 1500 m
(D) 500 m