1086: A fertile-soil, suitable for growing common crops, is likely to have a pH value of
(a) three
(b) four
(c) six to seven
(d) nine to ten
1087: Who of the following was/were economic critic/ critics of colonialism in India?
1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. G. Subramania Iyer
3. R. C. Dutt
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1088: The damage to the Spektr Module of the Russian Space Station Mir was due to
(a) collision with a Soyuz cargo ship
(b) faulty material design of the Spektr Module
(c) explosion inside the space station
(d) collision with an asteroid
1089: Real owners of the company are:
(a) Debenture holders
(b) Directors of the company
(c) Equity shareholders
(d) Bearer bond holders
1090: Which one of the following correctly reflects the position of the Upper House of the State legislature as compared to the position of the Upper House of the Parliament?
(a) While one-third of the members of the Rajya Sabha retire every second year, one-fourth of the members of the Legislative Council retire every eighteen months
(b) There is no provision for a joint sitting of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council in the States for resolving deadlocks while there is such a provision in the case of the two Houses of Parliament
(c) While no Bill other than a Money Bill can originate in the State Legislative Council, no Bill can originate in the Rajya Sabha
(d) While Rajya Sabha has twelve nominated members, the State Legislative Council has none