1426: Plants take nitrogen in the form of:

(a) Nitrites

(b) Ammonia

(c) Nitrates

(d) Element
1427: Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?

(a) Holt Machenzie : Mahalvari settlement in Northern India

(b) Lord Cornwallis : Subsidiary system

(c) Lord Ripon : Local Self-Government

(d) Thomas Munro : Ryotwari settlement
1428: A major health mission carried in 1996 was

(a) war against leprosy
(b) small-pox eradication
(c) pulse polio immunization
(d) popularisation of oral rehydration therapy
1429: The term Base Erosion and Profit Shifting is sometimes seen in the news in the context of

(a) mining operation by multinational companies in resource-rich but backward areas
(b) curbing of the tax evasion by multinational companies
(c) exploitation of genetic resources of a country by multinational companies
(d) lack of consideration of environmental costs in the planning and implementation of developmental projects
1430: Pulse reading is done by doctors to find out:

(a) Temperature

(b) Heart beat

(c) Blood pressure

(d) Respiration rate