486: Most of the explosions in mines occur due to the mixing of

(a) hydrogen with oxygen

(b) oxygen with acetylene

(c) methane with air

(d) carbon dioxide with ethane
487: Assertion (A) :

The emphasis of Jainism on non-violence (ahimsa) prevented agriculturalists from embracing Jainism.

Reason (R) :

Cultivation involved killing of insects and pests.

(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
488: The process of retting in jute is

(a) Purely physical

(b) Purely chemical

(c) Microbiological

(d) Physico-chemical
489: Reading of the barometer going down is an indication of:

(a) Storm

(b) Rainfall

(c) Snow

(d) Intense heat
490: The contribution of India's small-scale sector to the gross turnover in the manufacturing sector since 1992 has been of the order of

(a) 40%

(b) 34%

(c) 30%

(d) 45%