1601: Assertion (A)
Most of the hot deserts are present on the western margin of the continents close to the zones of trade winds.
Reason (R)
Zones of trade winds are characterised by seas having reversal of planetary wind direction.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
1602: Which of the following stream systems dissects Aravalli range?
(a) Narmada, Son
(b) Banas, Luni
(c) Betwa, Koina
(d) Ganga, Saraswati
1603: With reference to the public Sector Undertaking in India, consider the following statements :
1. Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation of India Limited is the largest non-oil importer of the country.
2. Project and Equipment Corporation of India Limited is under the Ministry of Industry.
3. One of the objectives of Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited is to enforce quality control and compulsory pre-shipment inspection of various exportable commodities
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
1604: The only anthropoid ape to be found in India is the
(a) hanuman monkey
(b) liontailed macaque of Western Ghats
(c) slow loris of Assam
(d) whitebrowed gibbon of Assam
1605: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) William Dickson : Motion Picture film
(b) Charles Babbage : Programmable computer
(c) Nicholas Stern : Construction technology
(d) Brian Greene : String theory