491: La Nina is suspected to have caused recent floods in Australia. How is La Nina different from El Nino?
1. La Nina is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperature in equatorial Indian Ocean whereas El Nino is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperature in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
2. El Nino has adverse effect on south-west monsoon of India, but La Nina has no effect on monsoon climate.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
492: Consider the following statements:
As per 2001 Census
1. The two States with the lowest sex ratio are Haryana and Punjab.
2. The two States with the lowest population per sq km of area are Meghalaya and Mizoram.
3. Kerala has both the highest literacy rate and sex ratio.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 3 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1 and 3
493: In the last one decade, which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest Foreign Direct Investment inflows into India?
(a) Chemicals other than fertilisers
(b) Services sector
(c) Food processing
(d) Telecommunication
494: The major component of honey is
(a) glucose
(b) sucrose
(c) maltose
(d) fructose
495: The Buddhist sculpture and art is found at:
(a) Mahabalipuram
(b) Kanchi
(c) Vijayanagar
(d) Amravati