1216: Virtual water trade is being looked at by experts as a solution the world's water crisis. What does virtual water (VW) imply?

(a) Volume of heavy water required to replace ordinary water.

(b) Volume of water required to produce a commodity or service.

(c) Volume of water saved by using rainwater harvesting

(d) Volume of water utilized by an effective flood control.
1217: A man coming down on a lift leaves a ball from his hand. The ball will:

(a) Go up

(b) Fall down

(c) Remain stationary with respect to man

(d) Oscillate up and down
1218: Which of the following statements are true about the Indian-born woman astronaut Kalpana Chawla ?

I. She was born in Kamal.
II. She flew on board the shuttle flight STS-87.
III. She was trained at the Kennedy Space Centre.
IV. She did a space-walk to retrieve the Spartan Satellite.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

Codes :

(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I, II and III
(d) I, II and IV
1219: Who prepares topographical maps of India?

(a) Survey of India

(b) Ministry of Home Affairs

(c) Geological Survey of India

(d) Archaeological Survey of India
1220: Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mugal Emperor?

(a) Babar
(b) Akbar
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Jahangir