2801: Which one of the following was a corporation of merchants in ancient India ?
(a) Chaturvedimangalam
(b) Parishad
(c) Ashtadikgaja
(d) Manigrama
2802: With reference to the steel industry in India in the recent times, consider the following statements:
1. Vizag Steel Plant (RINL) has been declared Mini Ratna.
2. Merger of IISO with SAIL has been completed.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
2803: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Institute : Location
1. National Centers for Cell Sciences : Mysore
2. Center for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics : Hyderabad
3. National Brain Research Center : Gurgaon
(a) 1 and 2 Only
(b) 1 and 3 Only
(c) 2 and 3 Only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2804: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth's land?
(a) North America-Africa-South America-Europe
(b) Africa-North America-South America-Europe
(c) North America-Africa-Europe-South America
(d) Africa-North America-Europe-South America
2805: A ship sailing from the eastern extremity of the Aleutian Islands to Dutch harbour crosses 180° meridian at 23.30 hrs on January 1, 1999. What time and date will be recorded by the captain of the ship in his diary after one-hour journey from the point of crossing of the meridian ?
(a) January 1, 0030 hrs
(b) January 2, 0030 hrs
(c) January 3, 0030 hrs
(d) January 4, 0030 hrs