1586: The graph of 2x + 3y = 12 intersects Y-axis at the point:
(a) (0, 4)
(b) (0, 6)
(c) (4, 0)
(d) (6, 0)
1587: Which one of the following sequences indicates the correct chronological order?
(a) Shankaracharya-Ramanuja-Chaitanya
(b) Ramanuja-Shankaracharya-Chaitanya
(c) Ramanuja-Chaitanya-Shankaracharya
(d) Shankaracharya-Chaitanya-Ramanuja
1588: La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El Nino?
1. La Nina is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El Nino is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
2. El Nino has adverse effect on south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate.
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
1589: Dry ice is:
(a) Solid carbon dioxide
(b) Ice dust
(c) Liquified nitrogen
(d) Liquified hydrogen
1590: A man is waiting for a bus on routes 10, 17 and 25. The bus on route 10 comes every 10 min, bus on route 17 comes every 20 min, and bus on route 25 comes every 40 min. After the man reaches the stop, a bus just leaves the stop. What is the minimum time for which he has to wait to get a bus?
(a) 2 min
(b) 4 min
(c) 6 min
(d) 10 min