146: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List I---------------- List II

(Industries)--------------- (Industrial Centres)

I. Pearl fishing--------- (A) Pune
II. Automobiles---------- (B) Tuticorin
III. Ship-building----------- (C) Pinjore
IV. Engineering goods---------- (D) Marmagao

Codes:

(a) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
(b) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
(c) I-A, II-B, III-D, IV-C
(d) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
147: Which one of the following is a modified stem ?
(a) Carrot
(b) Sweet Potato
(c) Coconut
(d) Potato
148: Near the banks of which one of the following rivers, the excavation has brought to light that Indus Valley Civilisation percolated to far south?

(a) Mahanadi

(b) Cauvery

(c) Krishna

(d) Godavari
149: The annual agricultural production of a product for the period 1991-92 to 1998-99 is shown in the figure given above
Which one of the following is the product in question ?

(a) Pulses
(b) Wheat
(c) Oilseeds
(d) Rice
150: Assertion (A):
Scientists can cut apart and paste together DNA molecules at will, regardless of the source of the molecules.

Reason (R):
DNA fragments can be manipulated using restriction endonucleases and DNA ligases.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is fasle but R is true