726: The shortest route from New Delhi to Vancouver is:

(a) New Delhi--Bangkok--Tokyo--Vancouver

(b) New Delhi--London--New York--Vancouver

(c) New Delhi--Paris--New York--Vancouver

(d) New Delhi--Moscow--New York--Vancouver
727: Consider the following items imported by India:

1. Capital goods

2. Petroleum

3. Pearls and precious stones

4. Chemical

5. Iron and steel

The correct sequence of the decreasing order of these items (as per 94-95 figures), in terms of value is

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(b) 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
(c) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
(d) 2, 1, 4, 5, 3
728: Who among the following have a right to vote in the Vice-Presidential election but not in the Presidential election ?

(a) Ministers who are not members of either House of the Parliament

(b) Elected members of the Upper Houses of the States

(c) Nominated members of the Parliament

(d) Members of the Parliament who abstain from all meetings of the House for a period of sixty days without permission of the House
729: Radio carbon dating process is used to know the age of:

(a) Fossils

(b) Plants

(c) Rocks

(d) All of these
730: Who was the famous Deccan Hindu King whose fleet crossed the Bay of Bengal with an army and conquered a number of sates in Sumatra, Java and Malaysia?

(a) Rajaraja I

(b) Rajendra Chola

(c) Pulakesin

(d) Mahipala II