891: Which one of the following Organisations won the CSIR Award for Science and Technology (S&T) Innovations for Rural Development, 2006 ?
(A) NDRI
(B) IARI
(C) NDDB
(D) CLRI
892: Which of the following are associated with Lord Lytton?
1. Rowlatt Act
2. The Arms Act
3. The Vernacular Press Act
4. Abolition of duties on the import of coarse cotton goods
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4
893: The Indus Valley people had contacts with:
(a) Egyptians
(b) Sumerians
(c) Chinese
(d) Mesopotamians
894: Which one of the following is the most important reason for the establishment of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Thumba?
(a) The sea is near to the place in the East, West and South directions
(b) It is a place near to a city in India, which is nearest to the Geographic Equator
(c) It is situated on the Geomagnetic Equator
(d) Outer space near Thumba exhibits queer atmospheric phenomena
895: Consider the following statements:
1. India is the only country in the world producing all the five known commercial varieties of Silk.
2. India is the largest producer of sugar in the world.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2