611: An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was

(a) that all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of autonomy for India

(b) the creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War

(c) the active participation and cooperation of the Indian people, communities and political parties in the British war effort as a
condition for granting independence with full sovereign status to India after war.

(d) the framing of a constitution for the entire Indian Union, with no separate constitution for any province, and a Union Constitution to be accepted by all provinces
612: In India, the use of carbofuran, methyl parathion, phorate and triazophos is viewed with apprehension. These chemicals are used as

(a) pesticides in agriculture

(b) preservatives in processed foods

(c) fruit-ripening agents

(d) moisturising agents in cosmetics
613: The colour of an opaque object is due to the colour it

(a) absorbs

(b) refracts

(c) reflects

(d) scatters
614: A weightless rubber balloon is filled with 200 cc of water. Its weight in water is equal to:

(a) (9.8/5) N

(b) (9.8/10) N

(c) (9.8/2) N

(d) zero
615: Important oilfields of the Brahmaputra Valley include

(a) Digboi and Kilboi
(b) Lunej and Ankhleshwar
(c) Badarpur and Masimpur
(d) Naharkatia and Moran