2521: In the given figure, the site of the Tehri dam has been labelled as
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
2522: Genetically modified "golden rice" has been engineered to meet human nutritional requirements. Which one of the following statements best qualifies golden rice ?
(a) Its modified genes cause the fortification of its grains with vitamin D grains have been fortified with genes to provide three times higher grain yield per
(b) Its modified genes cause the synthesis of all the nine essential amino acids
(c) The grains have been fortified with genes to provide three times higher grain yield per acre than other high yielding varieties
(d) Its grains contain pro-vitamin A which upon ingestion is converted to vitamin A in the human body
2523: The following Table shows the percentage distribution of revenue expenditure of Government of India in 1989-90 and 1994-95 :
Expenditure Head (percent to total)
Years 1989-90 1994-95
Defence 15.1 13.6
Interest Payments 27.7 38.7
Subsidies 16.3 8.0
Grants to States/UTs 13.6 16.7
Others 27.4 23.0
(a) reduce expenditure of defence
(b) spend more and more on interest payments
(c) reduce expenditure on subsidies
(d) spend more and more as grants-in-aid to State Governments/Union Territories
2524: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Sequence: Movement/Satyagraha -----A Person Actively Associated with
1. Champaran -----Rajendra Prasad
2. Ahmedabad ------Morarji Desai
3. Kheda -----Vallabhbhai Patel
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 3
2525: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I List II
(Institute) (Location)
I. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (A) Chandigarh
II. Centre for DNA Finger Printing and Diagnostics (B) Hyderabad
III. Institute of Microbial Technology (C) New Delhi
IV. National Institute of Immunology (D) Lucknow
Codes:
(a) I-B, II-D, III-A, IV-C
(b) I-D, II-B, III-A, IV-C
(c) I-B, II-D, III-C, IV-A
(d) I-D, II-B, III-C, IV-A