2951: Significantly higher level of urea in the blood is the indication of
(a) Liver damage
(b) Kidney damage
(c) Heart attack
(d) Spleen damage
2952: With reference to agriculture in India, how can the technique of genome sequencing, often seen in the news, be used in the immediate future?
1. Genome sequencing can be used to identify genetic markers for disease resistance and drought tolerance in various crop plants.
2. This technique helps in reducing the time required to develop new varieties of crop plants.
3. It can be used to decipher the host-pathogen relationships in crops.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2953: Shahgarh area in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan was in news in the year 2006 because of which one of the following?
(a) Finding high quality gas reserves
(b) Finding uranium deposits
(c) Finding zinc deposits
(d) Installation of wind power units
2954: What number comes next?
4, 196, 16, 144, 36, 100, 64,...
(a) 36
(b) 100
(c) 80
(d) 64
2955: India is regarded as a country With "Demographic Dividend" This is due to
(a) Its high population in the age group of 15-64 years
(b) Its high population in the age group below 15 years
(c) Its high population in the age group above 65 years
(d) Its high total population