206: Which of the following is a characteristic feature of the Indus Valley Civilisation ?
(a) Their chief deities were Mother Goddess and Shiva
(b) They worshipped bulls
(c) They had all amenities of a developed city life
(d) They did not know of iron
207: The American multinational company, Monsanto has produced an insect-resistant cotton variety that is undergoing field- trails in India. A toxin gene from which ONE of the following bacteria has been transferred to this transgenic cotton ?
(a) Bacillus subtilis
(b) Bacillus thurigiensis
(c) Bacillus amyloliquifanciens
(d) Bacillus globlii
208: Seasons on the Earth are caused due to
(a) The elliptical orbit of the Earth
(b) Alteration/change in the speed of revolution of the Earth
(c) Inclination of the Earth on its axis of rotation
(d) Differences in the amount of energy received from the Sun
209: The winter rain in Madras is caused by:
(a) South-West Monsoons
(b) North-East Monsoons
(c) Intense land and sea breezes
(d) Cyclonic winds in the Bay of Bengal
210: Left pan of a faulty balance weighs 100 gram more than its right pan. A Shopkeeper keeps the weight measure in the left pan while buying goods but keeps it in the right pan while selling his goods. He uses only 1 kg weight measure. If he sells his goods at the listed cost price, what is his gain?
(A) 100/9%
(B) 100/11%
(C) 200/9%
(D) 200/11%