171: What does S & P 500 relate to ?
(a) A new technique in e-business
(b) Supercomputer
(c) An index of stocks of large companies
(d) A new technique in bridge building
172: Mahatma Gandhi Setu is built over the river:
(a) Ganga
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Godavari
(d) Cauvery
173: Match List-I (Fuel Gases) with List-II (Major Constituents) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I -- List-II
(Fuel Gases) -- (Major Constituents)
A. CNG -- 1. Carbonmonoxide, Hydrogen
B. Coal gas -- 2. Butane, Propane
C. LPG -- 3. Methane, Ethane
D. Water gas -- 4. Hydrogen, Methane, Carbonmonoxide
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 3 1 2 4
174: Who amongst the following was the first to state that the Earth was spherical?
(a) Aristotle
(b) Copernicus
(c) Ptolemy
(d) Strabo
175: In which one of the following places is the Shompen tribe found?
(a) Spiti Valley
(b) Nicobar Islands
(c) Nilgiri Hills
(d) Lakshadweep islands