1936: With reference to agricultural soils, consider the following statements :
1. A high content of organic matter in soil drastically reduces its water holding capacity.
2. Soil does not play any role in the sulphur cycle.
3. Irrigation over a period of time can contribute to the salinization of some agricultural lands. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1937: Match List I (Physiological processes) with List II (Cell organelles) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List I : List II
I. Photosynthesis : (A) Plasma membrane
II. Mineral uptake : (B) Chloroplast
III. Respiration : (C) Mitochondria
IV. Protein Synthesis : (D) Ribosomes
Codes:
(a) I - A, II - B, III - C, IV - D
(b) I - A, II - B, III - D, IV - C
(c) I - B, II - A, III - C, IV - D
(d) I - B, II - A, III - D, IV - C
1938: The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because
(a) the Congress could not form ministries in the other four provinces
(b) emergence of a left wing in the Congress made the working of the ministries impossible
(c) there were widespread communal disturbances in their provinces
(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct
1939: Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers [Recognition of Forest Rights] Act, 2006, who shall be the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or both?
(a) State Forest Department
(b) District Collector/Deputy Commissioner
(c) Tahsildar /Block Development Officer / Mandai Revenue Officer
(d) Gram Sabha
1940: Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?
(a) The extinction of the flame of desire
(b) The complete annihilation of self
(c) A state of bliss and rest
(d) A mental stage beyond all comprehension