951: How dehydration helps in the preservation of food?
(a) Growth of micro-organism is checked
(b) Nutrients are concentrated
(c) Surface of food stuffs becomes hard
(d) Chemical reactions stop in the absence of water
952: In the middle of the year 2008 the Parliament of which one of the following countries became the first in the world to enact a Climate Act by passing "The Climate Change Accountability Bill"?
(a) Germany
(b) Canada
(c) Australia
(d) Japan
953: The resinous substance, shellac is obtained from
(a) Crude oil
(b) The bark of a tree
(c) An insect
(d) Distillation of wood
954: Which one of the following temples figured in the news regarding the institution of the Devadasis ?
(a) Jagannath temple, Puri
(b) Pasupatinath temple, Kathmandu
(c) Kandariyamahadev temple, Khajuraho
(d) Chaunsathyogini temple, Bheraghat
955: Which of the following are among the non-plan expenditures of the Government of India ?
I. Defence expenditure
II. Subsidies
III. All expenditures linked with the previous plan periods
IV. Interest payment
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(a) I and II
(b) I and III
(c) II and IV
(d) I, II, III and IV