231: Normally, the temperature decreases with the increase in height from the Earth's surface, because

1. the atmosphere can be heated upwards only from the Earth's surface

2. there is more moisture in the upper atmosphere

3. the air is less dense in the upper atmosphere

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
232: Which one of the following statements is correct ?

Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBMA) concerns

(a) fiscal deficit only

(b) revenue deficit only

(c) both fiscal deficit and revenue deficit

(d) neither fiscal deficit nor revenue deficit
233: Assertion (A) :

Babur wrote his memoirs in Turki.

Reason (R) :

Turki was the official language of the Mughal Court.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true
234: Arrange the following fertilisers according to the decreasing order of their nitrogen content:

I. Ammonium sulphate

II. Ammonium nitrate

III. Potassium nitrate

IV. Urea

(a) IV, II, III, I

(b) IV, II, I, III

(c) IV, III, II, I

(d) II, IV, III, I
235: Consider the following statements:

1. According to the Indian Patents Act, a biological process to create a seed can be patented in India.
2. In India, there is no Intellectual Property Appellate Board.
3. Plant varieties are not eligible to be patented in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3