521: Which of the following types of light are strongly absorbed by plants?
(a) Blue and red
(b) Yellow and violet
(c) Violet and orange
(d) Indigo and yellow
522: Devaluation of a currency means
(a) reduction in the value of a currency vis-a-vis major internationally traded currencies
(b) permitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market
(c) fixing the value of the currency in conjunction with the movement in the value of a basket of predetermined currencies
(d) fixing the value of a currency in multilateral consultation with the IMF, the World Bank and major trading partners
523: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I------------------ List II
(Artist)----------------(Medium of music delivery)
I. Balamurali Krishna----(A) Hindustani vocal
II. Mita Pandit----------(B) Ghatam
III. Kanyakumari--------(C) Sitar
IV. Nikhil Bannerjee------(D) Violin
------------------------(E) Carnatic vocal
Codes:
(a) I-E, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(b) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-E
(c) I-C, II-A, III-E, IV-B
(d) I-E, II-D, III-A, IV-C
524: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List-I(Person) List-II(Area)
A. Sabyasachi Mukherjee 1. Microfinance loans
B. Aniruddha Bahal 2. Pharmaceuticals
C. Vikram Akula 3. Fashion designing
D. Yusuf Hamied 4. Investigative journalism
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 1 2 3 4
525: LMNOP, is a semi-circle with centre at R and diameter LP, LSR and RQP are also semi-circles with centres at T and U and diameters LR = RP = 1/2 LP. The ratio of perimeters of LMNOP and LSRQP is
(a) 0.75 : 1
(b) 1 : 1
(c) 1 : 0.75
(d) 1.25 : 1