66: The minute arm of a clock is 10 cm long. The number of minutes taken by the tip of the arm to travel a length of 10 cm is nearly equal to:

(a) 5

(b) 10

(c) 15

(d) 20
67: The Alpine vegetation in the western Himalayas is found only up to a height of 3000 metres, while in the eastern Himalayas it is found up to a height of 4000 metres,. The reason for this variation in the same mountain range is that

(a) eastern Himalayas are higher than western Himalayas

(b) eastern Himalayas are nearer to the Equator and sea coast than western Himalayas

(c) eastern Himalayas get more monsoon rainfall than the western Himalayas

(d) eastern Himalayan rocks are more fertile than the western Himalayan rocks
68: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :

List-I(Person) List-II(known as)

A. Bhajan Sopori 1. Bharatnatyam dancer

B. Birju Maharaj 2. Exponent of Santoor

C. Priyadarsini Govind 3. Mridangam maestro

D. T.V.Gopalakrishnan 4. Kathak dancer


(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 2 1 4 3
69: Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?

(a) Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur

(b) Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong

(c) Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur

(d) Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded
70: Which one of the following Union Ministries is implementing the Biodiesel Mission (as Nodal Ministry) ?

(a) Ministry of Agriculture

(b) Ministry of Science and Technology

(c) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

(d) Ministry of Rural Development