1496: The scientific view is that the increase in global temperature should not exceed 2°C above pre-industrial level. If the global temperature increases beyond 3°C above the pre-industrial level, what can be its possible impact/impacts on the world?
1. Terrestrial biosphere tends toward a net carbon source
2. Widespread coral mortality will occur
3. All the global wetlands will permanently disappear.
4. Cultivation of cereals will not be possible anywhere in the world
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1497: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given substances in the decreasing order of their densities ?
(a) Steel > Mercury > Gold
(b) Gold > Mercury > Steel
(c) Steel > Gold > Mercury
(d) Gold > Steel > Mercury
1498: One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Mumbai to
(a) Alexandria
(b) Suez
(c) Port Said
(d) Benghazi
1499: The Harappans did not know the use of
(a) Bronze
(b) Gold
(c) Iron
(d) Silver
1500: Which country is known as the "Land of the Morning Calm"
(a) Japan
(b) Korea
(c) Taiwan
(d) Netherlands