2681: The coal mining areas of the Damodar Valley region include

(a) Korba, Sonhat and Raigarh

(b) Singareni, Tandur and Sasti

(c) Raniganj, Jharia and Giridih

(d) Talcher. Ghanda and Sambalour
2682: Match List I (Industrial processes) with List II (Industry with which associated) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

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

I. Cracking-------------(A) Rubber
II. Smelting-------------(B) Petroleum
III. Hydrogenation-------(C) Copper
IV. Vulcanization---------(D) Edible fats

Codes:

(a) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
(b) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A
(c) I-B, II-C, III-A, IV-D
(d) I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A
2683: The sufi saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was

(a) Muin-ud-din Chishti

(b) Baba Farid

(c) Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz

(d) Shah Alam Bukhari
2684: Which tax is not levied by the Central Government?

(a) Wealth tax

(b) Profession tax

(c) Income tax

(d) Excise duty
2685: Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system ?

(a) The Earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system
(b) The predominant element in the composition of Earth is silicon
(c) The Sun contains 75 per cent of the mass of the solar system
(d) The diameter of the Sun is 190 times that of the Earth