141: The last in the succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was
(a) Parsvanatha
(b) Rishabha
(c) Mahavira
(d) Manisubrata
142: Match the names of outstanding Indian scientists given in List I with area of their specialised work given in List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I-------------------List II
I. Dr. Raja Ramanna---- (A) Plant Chemistry
II. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan------(B) Nuclear Physics
III. Prof. U.R. Rao----(C) Thermodynamics and astrophysics
IV. Prof. Meghnad Saha --------(D) Space research
---------------------(E) Agricultural sciences
Codes:
(a) I-C, II-E, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
(c) I-B, II-E, III-D, IV-C
(d) I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
143: Assertion (A):
Ceiling on foreign exchange for a host of current account transaction heads was lowered in the year 2000.
Reason (R):
There was a fall in foreign currency assets also.
(a) Both A and R are individually true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is fasle, but R is true
144: Match List I (Commission ) with List II (Matter of Enquiry) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I List II
(Commission) (Matter of enquiry)
A. Wadhwa Commission 1. The assistance of Rajiv Gandhi
B. Liberhan Commission 2. Killing of Graham Staines
C. Sri Krishan Commission 3. Demolition of a religious structural at Ayodhya
D. Jain Commission 4. Riots in Mumbai In 1993
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 2 3 1 4
145: In many developing countries, three major causes of death and disease are
(a) lack of safe drinking water, increasing use of pesticides and thinning of the ozone layer
(b) contaminated food, global warming and industrial chloro-fluoro-carbons
(c) polluted air, greenhouse effect and soil erosion
(d) dirty water, contaminated food and polluted air