816: The growth of seedling plants after transplantation will not always be proper because:
(a) New soil may not contain the required minerals
(b) During transplantation root hairs get damaged
(c) Roots cannot penetrate deep into the soil
(d) Of all factors stated above
817: Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the stomach or other inner parts of the body is based on the phenomenon of
(a) total internal reflection
(b) interference
(c) diffraction
(d) polarisation
818: Another name of Vitamin C is:
(a) Folic acid
(b) Ascorbic acid
(c) Niacin
(d) Acetic acid
819: The name of the poet Kalidasa is mentioned in the
(a) Allahabad pillar inscription
(b) Aihole inscription
(c) Alapadu grant
(d) Hanumakonda inscription
820: Which one of the following statements is incorrect ?
(a) Goa attained full statehood in 1987
(b) Diu is an island in the Gulf of Khambhat
(c) Daman and Diu were separated from Goa by the 56th Amendment of the Constitution of India
(d) Dadra and Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954