1656: Assertion (A) :
The frequency of floods in North Indian plains has increased during the last couple of decades.
Reason (R) :
There has been reduction in the depth of river valleys due to deposition of silt.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are 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
1657: "Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the Sun climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds form, then rain comes with thunder and lightning. But rain is soon over." Which of the following regions is described in the above passage?
(a) Savannah
(b) Equatorial
(c) Monsoon
(d) Mediterranean
1658: Olympics 2000 is to be held in
(a) Johannesberg
(b) Capetown
(c) Rome
(d) Sydney
1659: If the Republic Day in 1980 falls on Saturday, X was born on March 3, 1980 and Y is older to X by four days, then Y's birthday fell on:
(a) Thursday
(b) Friday
(c) Wednesday
(d) None of these
1660: A chair is tilted about two of its legs and then left. It would return to its original position if:
(a) Its centre of gravity falls outside the base.
(b) Its centre of gravity falls within the base.
(c) It is tilted through an angle of 60°.
(d) It will never regain its original position.