3226: Hydroponics means:
(a) Cultivation of plants without the use of soil
(b) Detection of sound in water
(c) Animals living in water
(d) A Japanese way of flowering
3227: There are four persons A, B, C, D; and A has some coins. A gave half of the coins to B and 4 more besides. B gave half of the coins to C and 4 more besides. C gave half of the coins to D and 4 more besides. Both B and D end up with same number of coins. How many coins did A have originally?
(A) 64
(B) 84
(C) 72
(D) 96
3228: Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF)?
1. NIF is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology under the Central Government.
2. NIF is an initiative to strengthen the highly advanced scientific research in India's premier scientific institutions in collaboration with highly advanced foreign scientific institutions.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
3229: Assertion (A) :
DNA Finger printing has become a powerful tool to establish paternity and identity of criminals in rape and assault cases.
Reason (R) :
Trace evidences such as hairs, saliva and dried semen are adequate for DNA analysis.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
3230: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ?
I. Increase in foreign exchange reserves : Monetary expansion
II. Low import growth rate in India : Recession in Indian Industry
III. Euro-issues : Shares held by Indian companies in European countries
IV. Portfolio investment : Foreign institutional investors
Select the correct answer by using the following codes :
Codes :
(a) I, II and IV
(b) III and IV
(c) I, II and III
(d) I, II, III and IV