911: Who can be called the father of local sel-government in India?
(a) Lord Rippon
(b) Lord Minto
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Dufferin
912: Acid precipitation is now regarded as a serious problem in some European and Asian countries. Its major cause or source is
(a) discharge of acidic effluents onto neutral or slightly alkaline land where the acidic components precipitate
(b) emissions of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides from thermal power plants and burning of fossil fuels; these oxides dissolve in atmospheric water vapour and fall back on earth as acid rain
(c) natural carbon dioxide released during respiration of living organisms dissolves in water, forming carbonic acid which is the chief contributor to acidity in rain water
(d) chloro-fluoro-carbons readily react with various chemicals near the earth's surface, producing acidic intermediates which cause acid precipitation
913: In which one of the following countries, is Tamil a major language?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Mauritius
(c) Myanmar
(d) Singapore
914: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth's land?
(a) North America-Africa-South America-Europe
(b) Africa-North America-South America-Europe
(c) North America-Africa-Europe-South America
(d) Africa-North America-Europe-South America
915: In a dinner party both fish and meat were served. Some took only fish and some only meat. There were some vegetarians who did not accept either. The rest accepted both fish and meat. Which one of the following logic diagrams correctly reflects the above situation ?