4171: Which of the following adds/add nitrogen to the soil?
1. Excretion of urea by animals
2. Burning of coal by man
3. Death of vegetation
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
4172: Stiglitz Commission established by the President of the United Nations General Assembly was in the international news. The commission was supposed to deal with
(A) Expansion of the United Nations Security Council in the present global scenario
(B) Global terrorism and prepare a global action plan for the mitigation of terrorism
(C) The challenges posed by the impending global climate change and prepare a road map
(D) The workings of the global financial systems and to explore ways and means to secure a more sustainable global order
4173: Nobel Prize in Economics for the year 1997 was awarded for contribution in the area of
(a) International Economics
(b) Financial Economics
(c) Public Economics
(d) Development Economics
4174: Contour bunding is used:
(a) To stop the winds in sandy deserts
(b) To irrigate desert areas
(c) To prevent erosion in hilly areas
(d) None of the above
4175: Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan ?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad