3376: In the year 2001, the Prime Minister announced a five-year excise duty holiday for industries in

(a) cyclone prone coastal Andhra Pradesh
(b) border states of North-East
(c) earthquake ravaged Kutch district
(d) recently formed states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
3377: In the case of a Test-tube baby

(a) fertilization takes place inside the test-tube

(b) development of the baby taken place inside the test-tube

(c) fertilization takes place outside the mother's body

(d) unfertilized egg develops inside the test-tube
3378: Which of the following adds/add nitrogen to the soil?

1. Excretion of urea by animals

2. Burning of coal by man

3. Death of vegetation

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3379: In the context of CO2 emission and global Warming, what is the name of a market driven device under the UNFCC that allows developing countries to get funds/incentives from the developed countries to adopt better technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

(a) Carbon Footprint

(b) Carbon Credit Rating

(c) Clean Development Mechanism

(d) Emission Reduction Norm
3380: Match List I (Distinguished Person) with List II (Area of Work) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List I List II

(Distinguished Person) (Area of Work)


A. B. V. Rao 1. Automobiles Manufacture

B. C. K. Prahalad 2. Fisheries Economy

C. John Kurien 3. Information Technology and Software

D. Kiran Karnik 4. Poultry Farming

5. Management Science


(A) 2---------3---------1---------5
(B) 4---------3---------2---------5
(C) 4--------5---------2---------3
(D) 2---------5---------1---------3