41: Pampas are the vast grassy plains of:

(a) South America

(b) North America

(c) Africa

(d) Eurasia
42: Barkhan is a

(a) Crescent shaped sand-dune

(b) Depositional bar, separated by water from the coast

(c) Dark coloured, fine grained rock

(d) Glacial erosional feature
43: Which one of the following States of India has passed a legislation (in 1996) making the maintenance of one's parents mandatory?

(a) Kerala

(b) West Bengal

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Himachal Pradesh
44: 50 men or 80 women can finish a job in , 50 days. A contractor deploys 40 men and 48 women for this work, but after every duration of 10 days, 5 men and 8 women are removed till the work is completed. The work is completed in:

(a) 45 days
(b) 50 days
(c) 54 days
(d) 62 days
45: What is land ceiling?

(a) To fix a land area for irrigation purposes

(b) To fix rural land holdings at the existing level

(c) To fix urban land holdings at the existing level

(d) To fix the quantum of land held by a family