1491: The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain-child of

(a) W. Churchill

(b) M. A. Jinnah

(c) Lord Mountbatten

(d) V. P. Menon
1492: The yield versus fertilizer input is shown in the graph.

Consider the following statements based on this graph :

I. Yield rate is zero at B and C.
II. There is no yield with no fertilizer input.
III. The yield is minimum at D.
IV. The yield is neither minimum nor maximum at C.

Which of the above statements are correct ?

(a) I, II and IV
(b) III and IV
(c) II and III
(d) I, III and IV
1493: Why does the Government of India promote the use of 'Neem-coated Urea' in agriculture?

(a) Release of Neem oil in the soil increases nitrogen fixation by the soil microorganisms
(b) Neem coating slows down the rate of dissolution of urea in the soil
(c) Nitrous oxide, which is a greenhouse gas, is not at all released into atmosphere by crop fields
(d) It is a combination of a weedicide and a fertilizer for particular crops
1494: The well-known painting "Bani Thani" belongs to the

(a) Bundi school
(b) Jaipur school
(c) Kangra school
(d) Kishangarh school
1495: The scientific view is that the increase in global temperature should not exceed 2°C above pre-industrial level. If the global temperature increases beyond 3°C above the pre-industrial level, what can be its possible impact/impacts on the world?

1. Terrestrial biosphere tends toward a net carbon source
2. Widespread coral mortality will occur
3. All the global wetlands will permanently disappear.
4. Cultivation of cereals will not be possible anywhere in the world

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4