1191: What is Rio+20 Conference, often mentioned in the news?
(a) It is the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
(b) It is a Ministerial Meeting of the World Trade Organization
(c) It is a Conference of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change
(d) It is a Conference of the Member Countries of the Convention on Biological Diversity
1192: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I (City)
(A) Washinton D.C.
(B) Berlin
(C) Paris
(D) Madrid
List II (River)
1. River Manzanares
2. River Seine
3. River Spree
4. River Potomac
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 4 1 2 3
(D) 4 3 2 1
1193: In the context of India, which of the following factors is/are contributor/contributors to reducing the risk of a currency crisis?
1. The foreign currency earnings of Indias IT sector
2. Increasing the government expenditure
3. Remittances from Indians abroad
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1194: Soft drinks such as colas contain significant quantities of
(a) caffeine
(b) nicotine
(c) tannin
(d) renin
1195: With reference to BRIC countries, consider the following statements :
1. At present, China's GDP is more than the combined GDP of all the three other countries.
2. China's population is more than the combined population of any two other countries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2