826: To reach the final of first Grand Slam of the year 2000, Martina Hingis defeated

(a) Lindsay Davenport
(b) Jennifer Capriati
(c) Sarena Williams
(d) Conchita Martinez
827: Consider the following statements:

1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes.

2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the higher altitudes.

Which of the statements given above is are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
828: With reference to the recent developments in science, which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Functional chromosomes can be created by joining segments of DNA taken from cells of different species.

(b) Pieces of artificial functional DNA can be created in laboratories.

(c) A piece of DNA taken out from an animal cell can be made to replicate outside a living cell in a laboratory.

(d) Cells taken out from plasma and animals can be made to undergo cell division in laboratory petri dishes.
829: The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of Indian National Movement was that he

(a) Brought the problems of Indians to the notice of the British.

(b) Exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British.

(c) Interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians.

(d) Stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else.
830: During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts, called for

(a) the Union of Pashtun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan

(b) the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers

(c) the adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform

(d) the Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism