1826: Who among the following directed the film chosen as India's offical entry for the year 2006 Academy Awards?

(a) Adodor Gopalakrishnan
(b) Amol Palekar
(c) Sanjay Leela Bhansali
(d) Kunal Kohli
1827: Insect resistant cotton plants have been genetically engineered by inserting a gene from a/an

(a) virus
(b) bacterium
(c) insect
(d) plant
1828: Which one of the following is in the correct sequential order in which these appeared under simulated primitive earth condition ?

(a) Methane, Hydrogen cyanide, nitriles, aminoacids

(b) Hydrogen cyanide, methane, nitriles, aminoacids

(c) Aminoacids, nitriles. Hydrogen cyanide, methane

(d) Nitriles, aminoacids, methane, Hydrogen cyanide
1829: Which one of the following non-metals is not a poor conductor of electricity?

(a) Bromine
(b) Sulphur
(c) Phosphorus
(d) Selenium

1830: Assertion (A):
West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India have no deltas.

Reason (R):
These rivers do not carry any alluvial sediments.

(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 the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true