1206: Recently, Scientists observed the merger of giant blackholes billions of light-years away from the Earth. What is the significance of this observation?
(a) 'Higgs boson particles' were detected.
(b) 'Gravitational waves' were detected.
(c) Possibility of inter-galactic space travel through 'wormhole' was confirmed.
(d) It enabled the scientists to understand 'singularity'.
1207: Amoebiasis, malaria and typhoid are diseases due to amoeba, malarial parasites and typhoid bacillus which are collectively called:
(a) Anthropods
(b) Protozoa
(c) Mollusca
(d) Pisces
1208: Maximum production of paddy per unit water consumption can be best achieved in a:
(a) Non-porous soil
(b) Porous soil
(c) Impervious soil
(d) Soil that allows slow percolation
1209: Consider the following pairs Organization
Organization -- Location of Headquarters
1. Asian Development Bank -- Tokyo
2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation --Singapore
3. Association of South East Asian Nations -- Bangkok
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly?
(a) 1 & 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 & 3
1210: Consider the following statements with reference to human body :
1. The common bile duct release its contents into stomach.
2. The pancreatic duct releases its contents into duodenum.
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