. Given below is a dairy of disasters involving hazardous chemicals. Which one of the following is correctly matched? (a) 1959, Minamata / Nigaita, Japan : Leakage at pesticide plant (b) 1976, Seveso, Italy : Mercury discharged into waterways (c) 1984, Bhopal, India : Leakage of dioxin (d) 1987, Kotka, Finland : Monochlorobenzene split in harbour

. Which one of the following types of borrowing from the IMF has the softest servicing conditions? (a) Second tranche loan (b) SAF (c) ESAF (d) Oil facility

. The Buddhist sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of (a) Ajatashatru (b) Ashoka (c) Dharmapala (d) Kanishka

. The book The Man who knew Infinity by Robert Kanigel published in 1991 and extensively reviewed in news papers in India is the biography of (a) Vikram Sarabhai (b) Homi Bhabha (c) Sir C.V. Raman (d) Srinivasa Ramanujan

. Which one of the following is correctly matched? Countries Purpose for which the U.N. Peace Keeping Force is maintained (a) Lebanon : For supervising a 1992 accord (b) El Salvador : To deliver humanitarian aid (c) Mozambique : To supervise a referendum (d) Cyprus : To maintain peace between the two dominant ethnic groups in the country

. In India the Public Sector is most dominant in (a) Steel production (b) Organized term-lending financial institutions (c) transport (d) Commercial banking

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. The last in the succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was (a) Parsvanatha (b) Rishabha (c) Mahavira (d) Manisubrata

. The abolition of the I.A.S and the I.P.S has been recommended by the (a) Dhebar Commission (b) Kalekar Commission (c) Kher Commission (d) Rajamannar Commission

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. Which one of the following is the best strategy for environment-friendly, sustainable development in Indian agriculture? (a) Expansion of cultivable land increased use of superphosphate, urea and effective biocides (b) Wider popularization of high-yielding crop varieties, better and more frequent irrigation and increased frequency of aerial sprays of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides (c) Mixed cropping, organic manures, nitrogen-fixing plants and pest-resistant crop varieties (d) Improved farm implements and machinery, use of potent insecticides to minimize post-harvest grain losses and monoculture cropping practices

. As on today, which one of the following countries has the largest external debt? (a) India (b) Brazil (c) USA (d) Mexico

. The earliest rock-cut caves in western India are those at (a) Nasik, Ellora and Ajanta (b) Junnar, Kalyan and Pitalkhora (c) Ajanta, Bhaja and Kondane (d) Bhaja, Pitalkhora and Kondane

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. Consider a specific point on the surface of the earth (say, the city of Delhi). The temperature at a given time of day (say, 12-00 noon) will in general be higher in summer than in winter. This is because (a) The earth is closer to the sun in summer than in winter (b) Sun-rays falling on the earth are inclined more towards the surface of the earth in winter (c) Evaporation of water from atmospheric precipitation occurring in winter alone (d) The axis of the earth is inclined more towards the sun in winter

. Among the four pairs given below which one consists of a correct combination of dignitaries who became Vice-Presidents after having held diplomatic posts like Ambassadors and High Commissioners? (a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan and G.S. Pathak (b) Dr. S. RadhaKrishnan and V.V. Giri (c) Dr. Zakir Hussain and K.R. Narayanan (d) B.D. Jatti and K.R. Narayanan

. The theory of ‘jumping genes’ was propounded by (a) Gregor Johann Mandel (b) Thomas Hunt Morgan (c) Barbara McClintock (d) Watson and Crick

. Sucrose content in sugarcane decreases (a) If high rainfall occurs during the period of growth of the plant (b) If frost occurs during the period of ripening (c) If there is fluctuation in temperature during the period of growth of the plant (d) If there is high temperature during the time of ripening