316: Consider the following statements
1. The winds which blow between 30 degree N and 60 degree S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies.
2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in North-Western region of India are part of westerlies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
317: When the rice is boiled, it expands because:
(a) The starch gelatinises and swells
(b) The starch gets polymerised
(c) The grains absorb moisture and swell
(d) Sugars break down in the grains
318: In the 19th century the people who participated in the national movement were mostly:
(a) Zamindars
(b) Rich people
(c) Educated middle class
(d) Poor people
319: 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
320: The length, breadth and height of a room are 1, b and h respectively. The perimeter of the ceiling expressed as a percentage of the total area of the four walls is
(a) 100 h
(b) 100/h
(c) h
(d) h/100