2106: Consider the following statements :

1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found.

2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2107: Indian cotton merchant, banker, Congressman and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi'. This description fits

(a) G.D. Birla

(b) M.R. Jayakar

(c) Jamnalal Bajaj

(d) V.S. Srinivasa Sastri
2108: If suitable Scheduled Caste/Tribe candidates are not available, the posts:

(a) May for the time being be filled by other candidates

(b) Are left vacant

(c) Are filled by Other Backward Classes candidates

(d) None of the above
2109: Assertion

Carbon dioxide in air is necessary for sustaining life

Reason

Carbon dioxide is assimilated in carbohydrates in photosynthesis

(a) if A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) if A and R both are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) if A is correct and R is incorrect

(d) if A is incorrect and R is correct
2110: In the context of proposals to the use of hydrogen-enriched CNG (H-CNG) as fuel for buses in public transport, consider the following statements:

1. The main advantage of the use of H-CNG is the elimination of carbon monoxide emissions.
2. H-CNG as fuel reduces carbon dioxide and hydrocarbon emissions.
3. Hydrogen up to one-fifth by volume can be blended with CNG as fuel for buses.
4. H-CNG makes the fuel less expensive than CNG.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4