321: In which one of the following areas did the Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research make significant progress in the year 2005?
(A) A new technology for high level nuclear waste management.
(B) Reprocessing the uranium-plutonium mixed carbide fuel of the Fast Breeder test Reactor.
(C) New applications of radioisotopes in metallurgy
(D) A new technology for production of heavy water
322: With reference to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, consider the following statements:
1. It is an agreement among all the Pacific Rim countries except China and Russia.
2. It is a strategic alliance for the purpose of maritime security ONLY
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
323: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) Bakhti itihas : Badal Sarkar
(b) Sita Swayamvar : Vishnu Das Bhave
(c) Yayati : Girish Karnad
(d) Giddha : Jabbar Patel
324: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I (Aluminium Company) : List-II (Location)
A. BALCO : 1. Hirakud
B. HINDALCO : 2. Korba
C. Indian Aluminium Company : 3. Koraput
D. NALCO : 4. Renukoot
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 3 4 1 2
325: Recently, Scientists observed the merger of giant blackholes billions of light-years away from the Earth. What is the significance of this observation?
(a) 'Higgs boson particles' were detected.
(b) 'Gravitational waves' were detected.
(c) Possibility of inter-galactic space travel through 'wormhole' was confirmed.
(d) It enabled the scientists to understand 'singularity'.