4571: Which one of the following organisms can serve as a bio-fertilizer for rice crop?

(a) Blue green algae
(b) Rhizobium sp
(c) Mycorrhizal fungi
(d) Azotobacter sp
4572: The largest reserve of Sal forests is found in:

(a) Nilgiri hills

(b) Dehradun valley

(c) The Aravallis

(d) Eastern Peninsula
4573: Consider the following statements:

The Environment Protection Act, 1986 empowers the Government of India to

1. state the requirement of public participation in the process of environmental protection, and the procedure and manner in which it is sought
2. lay down the standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various sources

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
4574: The term nishka, which meant an ornament in the Vedic period, was used in later times to denote a/an

(a) weapon

(b) agricultural implement

(c) script

(d) coin
4575: Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the linking of two rivers as a link project. Which are these two rivers?

(a) Betwa and Chambal
(b) Betwa and Ken
(c) Chambal and Son
(d) Ken and Narmada