1526: What is/are the importance of the 'United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification'?

1. It aims to promote effective action through innovative national programs and supportive inter-national partnerships.

2. It has a special/particular focus on South Asia and North Africa regions, and its Secretariat facilitates the allocation of major portion of financial resources to these regions.

3. It is committed to bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating the desertification.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1527: The world's fastest computer has been able to perform (as of Dec. 1996)

(a) 10'6 operations per second

(b) 10'9 operations per second

(c) 10'12 operations per second

(d) 10'15 operations per second
1528: Consider the following statements:

1. Some species of turtles are herbivores.
2. Some species of fish are herbivores.
3. Some species of marine mammals are herbivores.
4. Some species of snakes viviparous.

Which of the statements given above arc correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(c) 2 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1529: New Moore Island is an issue of conflict between:

(a) India and China

(b) India and Pakistan

(c) India and Bangladesh

(d) India and Sri Lanka
1530: In a rectangle with one side 4 cms, twelve equal squares are kept. There are three rows, each containing four squares. There is no empty space in between adjacent squares. What is the area of each square ?

(a) 5/7 sq cm

(b) 7/5 sq cm

(c) 1 sq cm

(d) 25/12 sq cm