956: Which of the following pairs are correct?
(1) M.S. Subbulakshmi - Carnatic vocalist
(2) Ravi Shankar - Sitar
(3) Birju Maharaj - Bharatnatyam
(4) Alla Rakha - Tabla instrumentalist
(a) : (1), (2) and (3)
(b) : (2), (3) and (4)
(c) : (1), (2) and (4)
(d) : None of these
957: The escape velocity from the earth's surface is about:
(a) 30 km/sec
(b) 6 km/sec
(c) 11.2 km/sec
(d) 300 km/sec
958: Given below is a diary of disasters involving hazardous chemicals. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(a) 1959, Minamata/Nigiata, Japan: Leakage at pesticide plant
(b) 1976, Sevesor Italy: Mercury discharged into waterways
(c) 1984, Bhopal, India: Leakage of dioxin
(d) 1987, Kotka, Finland: Monochloro-benzene split In harbour
959: While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose
960: When you travel in Himalayas, you will see the following :
1. Deep gorges
2. U-turn river courses
3. Parallel mountain ranges
4. Steep gradients causing land-sliding
Which of the above can be said to be the evidences for Himalayas being young fold mountains?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4