151: What are the significances of apractical approach to sugarcane production known as Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative ?
1. Seed cost is very low in this compared to the conventional method of cultivation.
2. Drip irrigation can be practiced very effectively in this.
3. There is no application of chemical/inorganic fertilizers at all in this.
4. The scope for intercropping is more in this compared to the conventional method of cultivation.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
152: Which one of the following is considered to be the world's greatest iconographical creations made by the sthapatis of south India, particularly during the Chola period?
(a) Mahishasuramardini
(b) Nataraja
(c) Rama
(d) Somaskanda
153: Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere is responsible for the deflection of radio waves ?
(a) Troposphere
(b) Stratosphere
(c) Mesosphere
(d) Ionosphere
154: In many developing countries, three major causes of death and disease are
(a) lack of safe drinking water, increasing use of pesticides and thinning of the ozone layer
(b) contaminated food, global warming and industrial chloro-fluoro-carbons
(c) polluted air, greenhouse effect and soil erosion
(d) dirty water, contaminated food and polluted air
155: Which number will continue the following series?
3, 8, 15, 24, 35, 48, 63, 80,........
(a) 92
(b) 99
(c) 91
(d) 87