2251: A small weight put on the pressure cooker increases the pressure of steam because:

(a) It is air tight

(b) Area of contact is very small

(c) Density of metal is very high

(d) Pressure builds up irrespective of the weight placed
2252: Assertion (A) :

Floods are a recurring feature in the Indo-Gangetic Plain

Reason (R) :

The Indo-Gangetic Plain is built of porous and soft alluvium

(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
2253: Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the Ten Degree Channel ?

(a) Andaman and Nicobar.
(b) Nicobar and Sumatra
(c) Maldives and Lakshadweep
(d) Sumatra and Java
2254: Ogaden region has been a source of conflict between which countries?

(a) Angola and Zambia
(b) Morocco and Algeri
(c) Ethiopia and Somalia
(d) Nigeria and Cameroon
2255: Match List-I (New Names of the Countries) with List-II (Old Names of the Countries) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List-I List-II

(New Names ) (Old Names )

A. Benin 1. Nyasaland
B. Belize 2. Basutoland
C. Botswana 3. Bechuanaland
D. Malawi 4. British Honduras
5. Dahomey

Codes:

A B C D
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 5 4 3 1
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 5 1 3 4