1901: Which one of the following is not a lagoon?

(a) Ashtamudi lake
(b) Chilka lake
(c) Periyar lake
(d) Pulicat lake
1902: Consider the following pairs: Region often Country in news

1. Chechnya : Russian Federation
2. Darfur : Mali
3. Swat Valley : Iraq

Which of the above pairs is / are correctly matched ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1903: Forest areas have been labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough outline map given:


Among these, those which were threatened in 1997 by a serious epidemic include

(a) teak forests of 3 and 4
(b) oaks forests of 1 and sal forests of 2
(c) sal forests of 3
(d) sandalwood forests of 4
1904: A hollow sphere of radius R, a hollow cube of side R and a thin circular plate of radius R, made up of the same material, are all heated to 20°C above room temperature. When left to cool in the room, which of them will reach the room temperature first?

(a) Circular plate
(b) Cube
(c) Sphere
(d) All of them will reach the room temperature at the same time
1905: Which of the following is not an element of the bone?

(a) Calcium

(b) Phosphorus

(c) Carbon

(d) Oxygen