1286: The purest form of water is obtained from:

(a) A deep tube well

(b) A running stream

(c) Hot water spring

(d) Heavy rains
1287: If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within

(a) 1 month
(b) 3 months
(c) 6 months
(d) 1 year
1288: Consider the following statements:

1. Chikmagalur is well-known for sugar production.

2. Mandya is well-known as a coffee-producing region.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1289: Even though an animal is fed with carbohydrate-rich diet, its blood sugar concentration tends to remain constant. This is on account of the fact that in the case of an animal

(a) hormones of pituitary glands control metabolic process

(b) hormones of pancreas cause such a condition

(c) blood sugar is readily absorbed by liver

(d) glucose undergoes autolysis
1290: One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Mumbai to

(a) Alexandria
(b) Suez
(c) Port Said
(d) Benghazi