1491: Council of Ministers of the Union of India is responsible to:
(a) Rajya Sabha
(b) Prime Minister
(c) President
(d) Lok Sabha
1492: Consider the following statements:
1. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is liquefied under extremely cold temperatures and high pressure to facilitate storage or transportation in specially designed vessels.
2. First LNG terminal in India was built in Hassan.
3. Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) are separated from LPG and these include ethane, propane, butane and natural gasoline.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1493: A major health mission carried in 1996 was
(a) war against leprosy
(b) small-pox eradication
(c) pulse polio immunization
(d) popularisation of oral rehydration therapy
1494: Consider the following statements :
In a nuclear reactor, self-sustained chain reaction is possible, because
I. more neutrons are released in each of the fission reactions.
II. the neutrons immediately take part in the fission process.
III. the fast neutrons are slowed down by Graphite.
IV. every neutron realeased in the fission reaction initiates further fission.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) I, II and III
(b) I and III
(c) II and IV
(d) II, III and IV
1495: Gypsum is added to the soil?
(a) To increase the alkalinity
(b) To decrease the acidity
(c) To decrease the alkalinity
(d) As an insecticide