4296: Consider the following:
1. Birds
2. Dust blowing
3. Rain
4. Wind blowing
Which of the above spread plant diseases?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
4297: Trade winds are caused by the:
(a) Revolution of the earth
(b) Rotation of the earth
(c) In flowing movement of air along the earth's surface towards the equator
(d) None of the above
4298: Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France ?
(a) Strait of Gibraltar
(b) Denmark Strait
(c) Strait of Dover
(d) Davis Strait
4299: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List-I (Organization) -- List-II (Associated Convention/Person/Place/Headquarters)
A. Amnesty International -- 1.Visculi
B. Common wealth of Independent States (CIS) -- 2. Paris
C. Danube Commission -- 3. Peter Beneson
D. Europian Space Agency -- 4. Belgrade Convention
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 3 1 4 2
4300: Deserts such as the Sahara are generally found between 20° and 30° latitudes in the western parts of the continents. This is because these regions
(a) Have off-shore winds throughout the year
(b) Have warm off-shore currents
(c) Lie in the belt of the doldrums
(d) Are very hot throughout the year