1436: National Agriculture Insurance Scheme replacing Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme was introduced in the year

(a) 1997

(b) 1998

(c) 1999

(d) 2000
1437: Health hazard floods are responsible for the spread of:

(a) Cholera

(b) Malaria

(c) Influenza

(d) Diarrhoea
1438: Plants take nitrogen in the form of:

(a) Nitrites

(b) Ammonia

(c) Nitrates

(d) Element
1439: Amniocentesis is a method for:

(a) Determination of foetal sex.

(b) Separation of amino acids.

(c) Determination of the sequence of amino acids in a protein.

(d) Inducing abortion.
1440: Assertion (A): The main constituent of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas is methane.

Reason (R): Methane can be used directly for burning in homes and factories where it cab be supplied through pipelines.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false.

(d) A is false but R is true.