2286: Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic oceans ?
(a) Colombia
(b) Costa Rica
(c) Nicaragua
(d) Guatemala
2287: The head of the military department under the reorganised central machinery of administration during Akbar's reign was
(a) Diwan
(b) Mir Bakshi
(c) Mir Saman
(d) Bakshi
2288: Assertion
Carbon dioxide in air is necessary for sustaining life
Reason
Carbon dioxide is assimilated in carbohydrates in photosynthesis
(a) if A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) if A and R both are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) if A is correct and R is incorrect
(d) if A is incorrect and R is correct
2289: Consider the map given below :
The route indicated in the map was followed, during the course of his military expedition, by
(a) Chandragupta II
(b) Harshavradhana
(c) Rajendra Chola
(d) Malik Kafur
2290: A complete cycle of a traffic light takes 60 seconds. During each cycle the light is green for 25 second, yellow for 5 second and red for 30 second. At a randomly chosen time, the probability that the light will not be green is
(a) 1/3
(b) 1/4
(c) 5/12
(d) 7/12