621: The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow it through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a "U" turn in its course to flow into India. This "U" turn is due to
(a) Uplift of folded Himalayan series
(b) Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
(c) Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
(d) Both (a) and (b) above
622: The given map relates to :
(a) Kanishka at the time of his death
(b) Samudragupta after the close of his South Indian campaign
(c) Ashoka towards close of his reign
(d) Empire of Thaneswar on the eve of Harsh's accession
623: The heart of human embryo starts beating
(a) in the first week of its development
(b) in the third week of its development
(c) in the fourth week of its development
(d) in the sixth week of its development
624: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I
A. Harold Pinter
B. Jacques Diouf
C. Jose Manuel Barroso
D. Raymond Lafitte
List-II
1. Director-General, Fao
2. President, European Commission
3. World Bank appointed expert for Adjudicating on the Baglihar Hydel Project
4. Literature
625: Consider the following statements:
1. The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends the Minimum support Prices for 32 crops.
2. The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has launched the national Food Security Mission.
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