1611: Assertion (A) :
60° - 65° latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low pressure belt instead of high pressure.
Reason (R) :
The low pressure areas are permanent over oceans rather than on land.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
1612: The two branches of a plant give two different fruits :- tomatoes and brinjals. This can be explained:
(a) By nature's freak
(b) By grafting one with the other
(c) By hybridisation
(d) Both A and B
1613: Match List I (Country) with List II (President) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
(Country) (President)
A. Congo 1. Levy Mwanawasa
B. Nigeria 2. Joseph Kabila
C. Uganda 3. Olusegum Obasanjo
D. Zambia 4. Yoweri Museveni
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 3 2 4 1
1614: The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, whose permission is required for cultivation of any genetically modified crop such as Bt-Cotton in India, is under the Union Minister of
(a) Agriculture
(b) Environment and Forests
(c) Commerce and Industry
(d) Rural Development
1615: Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Northern Ireland is included in U.K. and Southern Ireland is a sovereign independent, democratic republic.
(b) Southern Ireland is included in U.K. and Northern Ireland is a sovereign independent, democratic republic.
(c) Both are sovereign, independent, democratic republics.
(d) Both are included in U.K.