2481: Three Dice (each having six faces with each face having one number from 1 to 6) are rolled. What is the number of possible outcomes such that at least one dice shows the number 2 ?


(A) 36
(B) 81
(C) 91
(D) 116
2482: Mycorrhizal biotechnology has been used in rehabilitating degraded sites because mycorrhiza enables the plants to

1. resist drought and increase absorptive area

2. tolerate extremes of pH

3. resist disease infestation

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2483: Consider the following statements:

1. There are no east flowing rivers in Kerala.

2. There are no west flowing rivers in Madhya Pradesh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2484: Consider the following statements:

1. The last Mauryan ruler, Brihadratha was assassinated by his commander-in-chief, Pushyamitra Sunga.

2. The last Sunga king, Devabhuti was assassinated by his Brahmana minister Vasudeva Kanva who usurped the throne

3. The last ruler of the Kanva dynasty was deposed by the Andhras.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 2
(c) Only 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2485: The 93rd Constitutional Amendment Bill deals with the

(a) continuation of reservation for backward classes in government employment
(b) free and compulsory education for all children between the age of 6 and 14 years
(c) reservation of 30 per cent posts for women in government recruitments
(d) allocation of more number of parliamentary seats for recently created States