3691: Hydroponics means:

(a) Cultivation of plants without the use of soil

(b) Detection of sound in water

(c) Animals living in water

(d) A Japanese way of flowering
3692: Assertion (A):
The emergence of economic globalism does not imply the decline of socialist ideology.

Reason (R):
The ideology of Socialism believes in universalism and globalism.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

(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 a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
3693: Consider the following geological phenomena :

1. Development of a fault
2. Movement along a fault
3. Impact produced by a volcanic eruption
4. Folding of rocks

Which of the above cause earthquakes?

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
3694: ISRO successfully conducted a rocket test using cryogenic engines in the year 2007. Where is the test-stand used for the purpose, located ?

(a) Mahendragiri
(b) thiruvananthapuram
(c) Balasore
(d) Karwar
3695: Consider the following provinces of former Yugoslavia :

I. Bosnia
II. Croatia
III. Slovenia
IV. Yugoslavia.

The correct sequence of these provinces from the east to the west is

(a) IV, I, III, II
(b) IV, I, II, III
(c) I, IV, III, II
(d) I, IV, II, III