Consider the following pairs:

1. Radhakanta Deb – First President of the British Indian Association

2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty – Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha

3. Surendranath Banerjee – Founder of the Indian Association

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched.

Which one of the following objectives is not embodied in the Preamble to the Constitution of India?

With reference to `Quality Council of India (QCI)’, consider the following statements:

 1. QCI was set up jointly by the Government of India and the Indian Industry.

 2. Chairman of QCI is appointed by the Prime Minister on the recommendations of the industry to the Government.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

What is the purpose of setting up of Small Finance Banks (SFBs) in India?

1. To supply credit to small business units

2. To supply credit to small and marginal farmers

3. To encourage young entrepreneurs to set up businesses particularly in rural areas.

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With reference to `Asia Pacific’ Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development (APMCHUD)’, consider the following statements:

1. The first APMCHUD was held in India in 2006 on the theme `Emerging Urban Forms – Policy Responses and Governance Structure’.

2. India hosts all the Annual Ministerial Conferences in partnership with ADB, APEC, and ASEAN.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to agriculture in India, how can the technique of `genome sequencing’, often seen in the news, be used in the immediate future?

1. Genome sequencing can be used to identify genetic markers for disease resistance and drought tolerance in various crop plants.

 2. This technique helps in reducing the time required to develop new varieties of crop plants.

3. It can be used to decipher the host-pathogen relationships in crops.

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