1136: With reference to 'Eco-Sensitive Zones', which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Eco-Sensitive Zones are the areas that are declared under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
2. The purpose of the declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zones is to prohibit all kinds of human activities in those zones except agriculture.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1137: Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.
The above statement best describes which of the following regions?
(a) African Savannah
(b) Central Asian Steppe
(c) North American Prairie
(d) Siberian Tundra
1138: Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I (Person)
(A) V. R. S. Natrajan
(B) A. K. Puri
(C) V. Thulasidas
(D) Jagdish Khattar
List II (Organization)
1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
2. Air India
3. Maruti Udyog Limited
4. Bharat Earth Movers Limited
5. Indian Space Research Organization
(a) 2 1 5 3
(b) 2 3 5 1
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 4 1 2 3
1139: Which of the following is/are the advantage /advantages of practising drip irrigation?
1. Reduction in weed
2. Reduction in soil salinity
3. Reduction in soil erosion
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) None of the above is an advantage of practising drip irrigation
1140: The Employment Guarantee Scheme, a rural work programme, was first started in
(a) West Bengal
(b) Punjab
(c) Kerala
(d) Maharashtra