306: C. Rangarajan has been actively involved in the Pan-Asian Commission addressing to which one of the following issues?
(a) Impact of HIV / AIDS in the Asian region
(b) Promotion of tourism in the Asian region
(c) Promotion of free trade in the Asian region
(d) Higher technical education in the universities in the Asian region
307: The winter rain in Madras is caused by:
(a) South-West Monsoons
(b) North-East Monsoons
(c) Intense land and sea breezes
(d) Cyclonic winds in the Bay of Bengal
308: Consider the following statements:
1. National Thermal Power Corporation has diversified into hydropower sector.
2. Power Grid Corporation of India has diversified into telecom sector.
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
309: Which of the following was the first to escape out of solar system?
(a) Pioneer 10
(b) Voyager I
(c) Voyager II
(d) Soyuz
310: A wooden block is floating in water. If 4/5 of its volume is immersed in water and volume of the water displaced is 800 ml, the volume of the block is
(a) 1140 ml
(b) 200 ml
(c) 800 ml
(d) 1000 ml