2476: Assertion (A)
A Rainfall is scanty on the east of Western Ghats.
Reason (R)
The east of Western Ghats is on the lee side.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
2477: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
(Functionaries) --------------------- (Oaths or affirmations)
I. President of India ----------------- (A) Secrecy of Information
II. Judges of the Supreme Court ---- (B) Faithful Discharge of Duties
III. Members of Parliament ---------- (C) Faith and Allegiance to the Constitution of India
IV. Ministers for the Union ---------- (D) Upholding the Constitution and the Law
Codes:
(a) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
(b) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(c) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
(d) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
2478: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth's land?
(a) North America-Africa-South America-Europe
(b) Africa-North America-South America-Europe
(c) North America-Africa-Europe-South America
(d) Africa-North America-Europe-South America
2479: As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Waste generator has to segregate waste into five categories.
(b) The Rules are applicable to notified urban local bodies, notified towns and all industrial townships only.
(c) The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities.
(d) It is mandatory on the part of waste generator that the waste generated in one district cannot be moved to another district
2480: The memory of a computer is commonly expressed in terms of Kilobytes or Megabytes. A byte is made up of
(a) eight binary digits
(b) eight decimal digits
(c) two binary digits
(d) two decimal digits