1981: Due to their extensive rice cultivation, some regions may be contributing to global warming. To what possible reason/reasons is this attributable ?
1. The anaerobic conditions associated with rice cultivation cause the emission of methane.
2. When nitrogen based fertilizers are used, nitrous oxide, is emitted from the cultivated soil.
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
1982: Banjaras during the medieval period of Indian history were generally
(a) agriculturists
(b) warriors
(c) weavers
(d) traders
1983: Which one of the following cities has been the venue of the asian Games for the maximum number of times from the year 1951 to the year 2006?
(a) Beijing
(b) Bangkok
(c) Delhi
(d) Rio de janeiro
1984: With reference to 'Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology', which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is a contactless communication technology that uses electromagnetic radio fields.
2. NFC is designed for use by devices which can be at a distance of even a metre from each other
3. NFC can use encryption when sending sensitive information.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 Only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1985: The Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution contains:
(a) States and Union Territories
(b) Salaries of the President, Governors of States, Judges of Supreme Court, etc.
(c) Union List, State List and Concurrent List
(d) Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha