1021: MCA-21 is a major initative taken up by the Government of India in which one of the following areas ?

(a) Modernization of airports
(b) Foreign direct investment in India
(c) e-governance
(d) Attacting international tourists
1022: Assertion (A) :

Floods are a recurring feature in the Indo-Gangetic Plain

Reason (R) :

The Indo-Gangetic Plain is built of porous and soft alluvium

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true
1023: Israel has common borders with

(a) Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
(b) Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
(c) Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt
(d) Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen
1024: Consider the following statements made about the sedimentary rocks :

I. Sedimentary rocks are formed at Earth's surface by the hydrological system.

II. The formation of sedimentary rocks involves the weathering of pre-existing rocks.

III. Sedimentary rocks contain fossils.

IV. Sedimentary rocks typically occur in layers.

Which of these statements are correct ?

(a) I and II
(b) I and IV
(c) II, III and IV
(d) I, II, III and IV
1025: In which one of the following is Malta located?

(a) Mediterranean Sea

(b) Baltic Sea

(c) Black Sea

(d) North Sea