3891: One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Mumbai to

(a) Alexandria
(b) Suez
(c) Port Said
(d) Benghazi
3892: Vultures which used to be very common in Indian countryside some years ago are rarely seen nowadays. This is attributed to

(a) the destruction of their nesting sites by new invasive species

(b) a drug used by cattle owners for treating their diseased cattle

(c) scarcity of food available to them

(d) a widespread, persistent and fatal disease among them
3893: According to Meadows (1972), if the present trends in world population, industrialisation, pollution, food production and resource depletion continue unchanged, the Limits to Growth on our planet will be reached in the next

(a) 50 years

(b) 100 years

(c) 150 years

(d) 200 years
3894: Consider the following statements:

1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour.

2. The first Export processing zone in India was set up in Kandla.

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
3895: In a tournament each of the participants was to play one match against each of the other participants. 3 players fell ill after each of them had played three matches and had to leave the tournament. What was the total number of participants at the beginning, if the total number of matches played was 75 ?

(A) 12
(B) 10
(C) 8
(D) 15