81: Tamil Nadu is a leading producer of mill made cotton yam in the country. What could be the reason ?
1. Black cotton soil is the predominant type of soil in the State.
2. Rich pool of skilled labour is available.
Which of the above is/are the correct reasons ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
82: Tarapore Committee was associated with which one of the following ?
(a) Special Economic Zones
(b) Fuller capital account convertibility
(c) Foreign exchange reserves
(d) Effect of oil-prices on the Indian economy
83: Who among the following scientists shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with his son?
(a) William Henry Bragg
(b) Enrico Fermi
(c) Max Planck
(d) Albert Einstein
84: Consider the following statements :
AIDS is transmitted
I. by sexual intercourse.
II. by blood transfusion.
III. by mosquitoes and other blood sucking insects.
IV. across the placenta.
Of these statements
(a) I, II and III are correct
(b) I, II and IV are correct
(c) I, II and IV are correct
(d) I and III are correct
85: Which one of the following is NOT an astronomical object?
(a) Pulsar
(b) Brittle Star
(c) Black hole
(d) Quasar