4596: Which two countries follow China and India in the decreasing order of their populations ?

(a) Brazil and USA

(b) Canada and Malaysia

(c) USA and Indonesia

(d) Russia and Nigeria
4597: Which one of the following countries has replaced Italy as the major importer of bauxite from India ?

(a) Canada

(b) Greece

(c) Ukraine

(d) United Arab Emirates
4598: The given figure shows a portion of Southern India. The proposed site (Koodankulam) for the construction of two 1000 MW nuclear power plants has been labelled in the map as


(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
4599: Assertion (A):

The thickness of the atmosphere is maximum over the Equator.

Reason (R):

High insolation and strong convection currents occur over the Equator.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually 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
4600: Dysentery and Influenza are caused by:

(a) Bacteria

(b) Viruses

(c) Bacteria and Viruses respectively

(d) Viruses and Bacteria respectively