641: In the latter half of the year 2008, which one of the following countries pulled out of commonwealth of Independent States?
(A) Georgia
(B) Kazakhstan
(C) Belarus
(D) Azerbaijan
642: Consider the following statements:
1. During the process of osmosis, the solvent travels from concentrated solution to the diluted solution.
2. In the reverse osmosis, external pressure is applied to the dilute solution.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
643: A chair is tilted about two of its legs and then left. It would return to its original position if:
(a) Its centre of gravity falls outside the base.
(b) Its centre of gravity falls within the base.
(c) It is tilted through an angle of 60°.
(d) It will never regain its original position.
644: One of the reasons for India's occupational structure remaining more or less the same over the years has been that
(a) Investment pattern has been directed towards capital intensive industries
(b) Productivity in agriculture has been high enough to induce people to stay with agriculture
(c) Ceiling on land holdings have enabled more people to own land and hence their preference to stay with agriculture
(d) People are largely unaware of the significance of transition from agriculture to industry for economic development
645: Participatory Notes (PNs) are associated with which one of the following ?
(a) Kyoto Protocol
(b) Foreign Institutional Investors
(c) Consolidated Fund of India
(d) United Nations Development Programme