2196: 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
2197: Some species of plants are insectivorous. Why?
(a) Their growth in shady and dark places does not allow them to undertake sufficient photosynthesis and thus they depend on insects for nutrition
(b) They are adapted to growing nitrogen deficient soils and thus depend on insects for sufficient nitrogenous nutrition
(c) They cannot synthesize certain vitamins themselves and depend on the insects digested by them
(d) They have remained in that particular stage of evolution as living fossils, a link between autotrophs and heterotrophs
2198: Among the Indian languages, which one is spoken maximum in the world after Hindi?
(a) Malayalam
(b) Tamil
(c) Telugu
(d) Bengali
2199: The formation of ozone hole in the Antarctic region has been a cause of concern. What could be the reason for the formation of this hole?
(a) Increased temperature at polar region due to global warming
(b) Presence of prominent polar front and stratospheric Clouds and inflow of chlorofluorocarbons
(c) Absence of polar front and stratospheric clouds and inflow of methane and chlorofluorocarbons
(d) Presence of prominent tropospheric turbulence and inflow of chlorofluorocarbons
2200: What is basic to religion ?
(a) Idol worship
(b) Belief in the supernatural element
(c) Priesthood
(d) Life after death