1676: When Leander Paes won the "mixed doubles" at the US Open in the year 2008, who of the following was his partner?
(A) Ana Ivanovic
(B) Dinara Safina
(C) Cara Black
(D) Jelena Jankovic
1677: Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?
(a) Indian Ocean is half an ocean
(b) Indian Ocean has monsoon drift
(c) Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean
(d) Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity
1678: Which of the following places are known for paper manufacturing industry ?
I. Yamunanagar
II. Guwahati
III. Shahabad
IV. Ballarpur
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below :
Codes :
(a) I, II and III
(b) I, II and IV
(c) I, III and IV
(d) II, III and IV
1679: There are two places P and Q. The longitudes of P and Q are 45° E and 60°W respectively. What will be the difference in their local times:
(a) 7 hours
(b) 6 hours
(c) 3.5 hours
(d) Both places will have the same local time
1680: Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued a new gold coin which was called Dinar by Ibn Batutah.
Reason (R) : Muhammad bin Tughlaq wanted to issue token currency in gold coins to Promote trade with West Asian and North African countries.
(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 the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true