1606: Pyrilla is a
(a) Disease of teeth and gums
(b) An insect pest
(c) A character of ancient Greek mythology
(d) A building heated by solar energy
1607: otal time taken by a person in going to a place by walking and returning on cycle is 5 hours 45 minutes. He would have gained 2 hours by cycling both ways. The time taken by him to walk both ways is
(a) 6 hours 45 minutes
(b) 7 hours 45 minutes
(c) 8 hours 15 minutes
(d) 8 hours 30 minutes
1608: The messages received by and transmitted from the brain to the various parts of the body take the form of:
(a) Nervous impulses
(b) Chemical impulses
(c) Mechanical impulses
(d) Automatic impulses
1609: What was the purpose of the Operation Sukoon launched by the Government of India ?
(A) Providing a relief package to farmers after a spate of suicides by other farmers in Andhra Pradesh
(B) Assisting United Nations in its efforts to help the civil war vitims in the Darfur refion of North Africa
(C) Helping Indonesia in its efforts to rehabilitate the victims of earthquake in that country
(D) Evacuating the Indian Nations from Lebanon during the conflict in the Middle East.
1610: Match List-I (Beaches in India) with List-II (States) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I -- List II
(Beaches in India) -- (States)
A. Gopnath Beach -- 1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Lawsons Bay Beach -- 2. Kerala
C. Devbagh Beach -- 3. Gujarat
D. Sinquerim Beach -- 4. Goa
5. Karnataka
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 5 4 2 1
(b) 3 1 5 4
(c) 5 1 2 4
(d) 3 4 5 1