1451: Recognition of 'Prior Learning Scheme' is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to
(a) Certifying the skills acquired by construction workers through traditional channels.
(b) Enrolling the persons in Universities for distance learning programmes.
(c) Reserving some skilled jobs to rural and urban poor in some public sector undertakings.
(d) Certifying the skills acquired by trainees under the National Skill Development Programme.
1452: With reference to the human body consider the following statements:
1. The production of somatotropin goes up when a person exercises
2. Men's testes produce progesterone
3. Women's adrenal glands secrete testosterone
4. Stress causes the adrenals to release very less amount of cortisol than usual
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 2 3
(c) 2 3 4
(d) 1 and 4
1453: If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the
(a) Equator
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) South Pole
(d) North Pole
1454: In the Mahayana Buddhism, the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara was also known as
(a) Vajrapani
(b) Manjusri
(c) Padmapani
(d) Maitreya
1455: 'Project Loon', sometimes seen in the news, is related to
(a) waste management technology
(b) wireless communication technology
(c) solar power production technology
(d) water conservation technology