1376: How is Steve Fossett known as ?
(a) As a crocodile hunter
(b) For completing the longest non-stop flight around the globe
(c) For swimming across Atlantic Ocean
(d) For climbing to Mt Everest without any co-climber
1377: Arrange the following Buddhist councils in a chronological order:
(1) Vaishali
(2) Rajagraha
(3) Patliputra
(4) Sreenagar
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(a) 1, 4, 3, 2
(b) 3, 2, 1, 4
(c) 4, 1, 2, 3
(d) 2, 1, 3, 4
1378: Aspartame is an artificial sweetener sold in the market. It consists of amino acids and provides calories like other amino acids. Yet, it is used as a low-calorie sweetening agent in food items. What is the basis of this use ?
(a) Aspartame is several times sweeter than table "sugar, hence food items made with small quantities of aspartame yield fewer calorieson oxidation
(b) When aspartame is used in food processing, the sweet taste remains, but it 'beccmes resistant to oxida- tion
(c) Aspartame is as sweet as sugar, but after ingestion into the body, it is converted into metabolites that yield no calories
(d) Aspartame is as sweet as table sugar, but unlike table sugar, it is not readily oxidized in human body due to lack of requisite enzymes
1379: Which one of the following issues the 'Global Economic Prospects' report periodically?
(a) The Asian Development Bank
(b) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(c) The US Federal Reserve Bank
(d) The World Bank
1380: With reference to the evolution of living organisms, which one of the following sequences is correct?
(a) Salamander - Python - Kangaroo
(b) Octopus - Dolphin - Shark
(c) Pangolin - Tortoise - Hawk
(d) Frog - Crab - Prawn