616: Recently, there was a growing awareness in our country about the importance of Himalayan nettle (Girardinia diversifolia) because it is found to be a sustainable source of

(a) anti-malarial drug

(b) biodiesel

(c) pulp for paper industry

(d) textile fibre
617: Where is Bundala Bioshpere Reserve which has been recently added to the UNESCO's Man and Biosphere (MAB) network, located?

(a) Russia
(b) Bangladesh
(c) India
(d) Sri Lanka
618: Diamond Ring is a phenomenon observed

(a) at the start of a total solar eclipse

(b) at the end of a total solar eclipse

(c) only along the peripheral regions of the totality trial

(d) only in the central regions of the totality trial
619: In the context of global economy, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) JP Morgan Chase : Financial Services

(b) Roche Holding AG : Financial Services

(c) WL Ross & Co. : Private Equity Firm

(d) Warburg Pincus : Private Equity Firm
620: Consider the following statements:

1. Longitude of Jabalpur's location is between those of Indore and Bhopal

2. Latitude of Aurangabad's location is between those of Vadodara and Pune

3. Bangalore is situated more southward than Chennai.

Which of these statements is/are?

(a) 1 and 3
(b) Only 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3