996: Match the cities labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with the names of cities and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of cities :


Names of Cities:

1. Darwin
2. Kuala Lumpur
3. Lagos
4. Nairobi
5. Singapore

Codes:

(a) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
(b) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
(c) A-1, B-4, C-5, D-2
(d) A-4, B-3, C-5, D-2
997: The number of economically active women (excluding students and those doing domestic duties in their homes) as a percentage of all women of working age (generally those aged 15-64 years) was the highest in 1996 in

(a) USA
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) S. Korea
998: Which of the following crops are most suitable for cultivation under scanty rainfall conditions?

1. Horse gram

2. Rice

3. Mustard

4. Wheat

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 4

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1 and 3
999: The tendency of a liquid drop to contract and occupy minimum area is due to

(a) viscosity
(b) surface tension
(c) density
(d) vapour pressure
1000: When the bark of a tree is removed in a circular fashion all around near its base, it gradually dries up and dies because

(a) Water from soil cannot rise to aerial parts

(b) Roots are starved of energy

(c) Tree is infected by soil microbes

(d) Roots do not receive oxygen for respiration