2406: In the year 2001, NASA launched a spacecraft to Mars named

(a) Mars Climate Orbiter
(b) Mars Global Surveyor
(c) Mars Odyssey
(d) Mars Polar Ladder
2407: The path of Halley's comet in its orbit around the sun is

(a) Parabolic

(b) Hyperbolic

(c) Elliptical

(d) Circular
2408: In the year 2001, India offered a grant of five million dollars to Tajikistan to

(a) tackle the drought situation
(b) set up a software Technology Park
(c) promote mineral exploration
(d) procure defence equipment
2409: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List I

A. Mandakini Amte
B. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry
C. Romila Thapar
D. Vanashree Rao

List II (Well-known for)

1. Theatre direction
2. Social service and community leadership
3. Dance
4. History writing

(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 2 4 1 3
2410: Gasohol is mixture of gasoline and ............

(a) Ethyl alcohol

(b) Methyl alcohol

(c) Kerosene

(d) Butyl alcohol