1796: Phytotron is a facility to

(a) grow plants under disease-free conditions
(b) conserve endangered species of plants
(c) grow plants under controlled conditions
(d) induce mutations
1797: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List I--------------------List II

(Volcanic Mountain)-----(Country)

I. Mt. Rainier------------(A) Italy

II. Etna-----------------(B) Mexico

III. Paricutin-------------(C) Philippines

IV. Taal------------------(D) USA

Codes:

(a) I-D, II-B, III-A, IV-C
(b) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(c) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
(d) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
1798: Which of the following statements about the monsoon in India is incorrect?

(a) South-West monsoon are on-shore winds

(b) North-East monsoon are off-shore winds

(c) The monsoons retreat gradually

(d) The onset of the monsoon is from West Bengal only
1799: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(a) Govind Sagar Dam : Satluj River
(b) Ukai Reservoir Dam : Tapi River
(c) Kolleru Lake : Krishna River
(d) Wular Lake : Jhelum River
1800: Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the other three cities at any given instant ?

(a) Lisbon (Portugal)
(b) London (U.K)
(c) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
(d) Accra (Ghana)