436: Consider the following:
1. Oxides of Hydrogen
2. Oxides of Nitrogen
3. Oxides of Sulphur
Which of the above causes/cause acid rain ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
437: Whose autobiography is the book "My Music, My Life"?
(a) Pandit Ravi Shankar
(b) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
(c) Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma
(d) Ustad Zakir Hussain
438: In the context of ecosystem productivity, marine upwelling zones are important as they increase the marine productivity by bringing the
1. decomposer microorganisms to the surface.
2. nutrients to the surface.
3. bottom-dwelling organisms to the surface.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
439: Dakshin Gangotri is a/an:
(a) River-valley project in Andhra Pradesh
(b) Unmanned station located in Antarctica for continuous weather and scientific recordings
(c) Second source of the river Ganga
(d) Island in the Indian Ocean near Antarctica
440: The Prime Minister of which one of the following countries is chosen by the ruling prince from a slate of three candidates put up to him by the President of France ?
(a) San Marius
(b) Liechtenstein
(c) Malta
(d) Monaco