951: If X = -2, then X3 - X2 - X - 1 is equal to
(a) 1
(b) -3
(c) -11
(d) -15
952: Between India and East Asia, the navigation time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?
1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
2. Opening a new canal across the Kraisthmus between the Gulf of Siam and Andaman Sea.
Which of the statements given above is are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither I nor 2
953: Two packs of cards are thoroughly mixed and stuffed and two cards are drawn at random, one after the other. What is the probability that both of them are Jacks?
(a) 1/13
(b) 2/13
(c) 7/1339
(d) 1/169
954: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List I-----------------------------------------List II
(Commodities exported from India)----------- (Countries of destination)
I. Iron-ore----------- (A) Russia
II. Leather goods----------- (B) USA
III. Tea----------- (C) Japan
IV. Cotton fabrics----------- (D) UK
---------------------- (E) Canada
Codes:
(a) I-E, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(b) I-C, II-A. III-D, IV-B
(c) I-A, II-E, III-D, IV-C
(d) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
955: Which of the following features of DNA makes in uniquely suited to store and transmit genetic information from generation to generation ?
(a) Complementarity of the two stands
(b) Double helix
(c) Number of base-pairs per turn
(d) Sugar-phosphate backbone