736: A great landslide caused by an earthquake killed hundreds of people in January 2001 near
(a) San Salvador
(b) San Jose
(c) Managua
(d) Guatemala City
737: Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which among the following?
1. Gravitational force of the Sun
2. Gravitational force of the Moon
3. Centrifugal force of the Earth
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
738: Consider the following names:
1. Archbishop Desmond Tutu
2. Lech Walesa
3. Shimon Peres
4. Yasser Arafat
Who among these won the Nobel Peace Prize?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
739: A train completes a journey with a few stoppages in between at an average speed of 40 km per hour. If the train had not stopped anywhere, it would have completed the journey at an average speed of 60 km per hour. On an average, how many minutes per hour does the train stop during the journey?
(A) 18 minutes per hour
(B) 15 minutes per hour
(C) 20 minutes per hour
(D) 10 minutes per hour
740: The process by which metal surface is coated with thin layer of zinc is called:
(a) Vulcanising
(b) Galvanising
(c) Electroplating
(d) None of these