851: The hormone insulin is a:
(a) Glycolipid
(b) Fatty acid
(c) Peptide
(d) Sterol
852: A, B, C, D, E and F, not necessarily in that order, are sitting on six chairs regularly placed around a round table. It is observed that A is between D and F, C is opposite D, D and E are not on neighbouring chairs. The person sitting opposite B is:
(a) A
(b) D
(c) E
(d) F
853: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(Person)
1. Champadevi
2. Dr. P. Sri Vachaspati Ramchanrudu
3. Ela Ramesh
4. Upamanyu
(Award)
a. Goldman Environmental Prize
b. Vachaspati Puraskar
c. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award For Excellence In Public Adminis- tration, Academics and Management
d. Lalit Kala Ratna Chatterjee Award
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
854: The term "sixth mass extinction/sixth extinction" is often mentioned in the news in the context of the discussion of
(a) Widespread monoculture practices in agriculture and large-scale commercial farming with indiscriminate use of chemicals in many parts of the world that may result in the loss of good native ecosystems.
(b) Fears of a possible collision of a meteorite with the Earth in the near future in the manner it happened 65 million years ago that caused the mass extinction of many species including those of dinosaurs. .
(c) Large scale cultivation of genetically modified crops in many parts of the world and promoting their cultivation in other parts of the world which may cause the disappearance of good native crop plants and the loss of food biodiversity.
(d) Mankind's over-exploitation/misuse of natural resources, fragmentation/loss of natural habitats, destruction of ecosystems, pollution and global climate change.
855: Civil Disobedience Movement was started in India in 1930 for:
(a) Home rule
(b) Purna Swaraj
(c) Non-cooperation with British government
(d) Hindu-Muslim unity