1416: Two important rivers - one with its source in Jharkhand (and known by a different name in Odisha), and another with its source in Odisha - merge at a place only a short distance from the coast of Bay of Bengal before flowing into the sea. This is an important site of wildlife and biodiversity and a protected area.
Which one of the following could be this?
(a) Chandipur-on-sea
(b) Gopalpur-on-sea
(c) Bhitarkanika
(d) Simlipal
1417: Transchart is the
(a) chartering wing of the Ministry of Surface Transport
(b) container service established by Indian Railways
(c) training institute of maritime studies and research
(d) passenger insurance scheme of Indian Railways
1418: Which one of the following was the state that was not annexed by Lord Dalhousie by using the Doctrine of Lapse?
(a) Nagpur
(b) Udaipur
(c) Mysore
(d) Satara
1419: Sir J. C. Bose was a great scientist because he showed the:
(a) Sensitivity in plants
(b) Pigments in plants
(c) Growth in plants
(d) Relations between plants and animals
1420: Who among the following is a famous economist?
(a) Max Muller
(b) Macaulay
(c) Gunnar Myrdal
(d) Henry Francis Carry