1306: Which among the following pairs of places have most marked difference in total rainfall per annum even though located approximately along the same latitude?
(a) Bangalore and Madras
(b) Bombay and Visakhapatnam
(c) Ajmer and Shillong
(d) Nagpur and Calcutta
1307: Dakshin Gangotri is a/an:
(a) River-valley project in Andhra Pradesh
(b) Unmanned station located in Antarctica for continuous weather and scientific recordings
(c) Second source of the river Ganga
(d) Island in the Indian Ocean near Antarctica
1308: C. Rangarajan has been actively involved in the Pan-Asian Commission addressing to which one of the following issues?
(a) Impact of HIV / AIDS in the Asian region
(b) Promotion of tourism in the Asian region
(c) Promotion of free trade in the Asian region
(d) Higher technical education in the universities in the Asian region
1309: The thermoregulatory centre of the man body is
(a) Pituitary
(b) Skin
(c) Hypothalamus
(d) Thyroid
1310: Seismic waves that vibrate perpendicular to the direction of their path:
(a) Travel through the solid parts of the earth only
(b) Travel through the solid as well as other parts of the earth
(c) Spread on the surface of the earth
(d) None of the above