446: Match List I (Block) with List II (Author) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I List II
(Book) (Author)
A. Autobiography of and Unknown Indian 1. Mulk Raj Anand
B. India : A Wounded Civilization 2. Nirad C Chaudhuri
C. Confessions of a Lover 3. R K Narayan
D. The English Teacher 4. V S Naipaul
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 2 3 1 4
447: George W. Bush, the President of America, comes from which of the following American States?
(a) California
(b) Texas
(c) Virginia
(d) Indiana
448: Consider the following statements :
1. The Oil Pool Account of Government of India was dismantled with effect from 1.4.2002.
2. Subsidies on PDS kerosene and domestic LPG are borne by Consolidated Fund of India.
3. An expert committee headed by Dr R. A. Mashelkar to formulate a national auto fuel policy recommended that Bharat State-II Emission Norms should be applied throughout the country by April 1, 2004.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
449: Which of the following is / are unique characteristic / characteristics of equatorial forests?
1. Presence of tall, closely set trees with crowns forming a continuous canopy
2. Coexistence of a large number of species
3. Presence of numerous varieties of epiphytes
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
450: Which of the following would lead to malnutrition ?
I. Overnutrition
II. Undernutrition
III. Imbalanced nutrition.
Select the correct answer by using the codes gives below :
(a) II
(b) II and III
(c) I and III
(d) I, II and III