1046: A sandy and saline area is the natural habitat of an Indian animal species. The animal has no predators in that area but its existence is threatened due to the destruction of its habitat. Which one of the following could be that animal?
(a) Indian gazelle
(b) Indian wild ass
(c) Indian wild boar
(d) Indian wild buffalo
1047: The waterfall "Victoria" is associated with the river
(a) Amazon
(b) Missouri
(c) St Lawrence
(d) Zambezi
1048: More than 40 Heads of States/Governments were invited by Vladimir Putin in May 2003 to:
(a) Discuss the issues related to the rehabilitation of Iraq
(b) Celebrate the tricentenary of the city of St Petersburg
(c) Convene a meeting of European and CIS countries to discuss the issue of missile shield for European and CIS countries
(d) Develop the strategies for containing global terrorism
1049: Which of the following pairs is correct?
(a) Surdas : Sahitya Lahari
(b) Somesgara : Charu Chintamani
(c) Kalhana : Ashtadhyayi
(d) Satyanarayana : Mahabharata
1050: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) William Dickson : Motion Picture film
(b) Charles Babbage : Programmable computer
(c) Nicholas Stern : Construction technology
(d) Brian Greene : String theory