2836: Consider the following statements:
1. During the process of osmosis, the solvent travels from concentrated solution to the diluted solution.
2. In the reverse osmosis, external pressure is applied to the dilute solution.
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
2837: Consider the following pairs:
Sea : Bordering Country
1. Adriatic Sea : Albania
2. Black Sea : Croatia
3. Caspian Sea : Kazakhstan
4. Mediterranean Sea : Morocco
5. Red Sea : Syria
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
2838: A great landslide caused by an earthquake killed hundreds of people in January 2001 near
(a) San Salvador
(b) San Jose
(c) Managua
(d) Guatemala City
2839: Contour bunding is used:
(a) To stop the winds in sandy deserts
(b) To irrigate desert areas
(c) To prevent erosion in hilly areas
(d) None of the above
2840: Consider the following statements :
1. Length of a terrestrial mile is lesser than that of a nautical mile.
2. Harmattan is a dusty land-wind of the East African Coast.
3. Greece and Albania from a part of the Iberian Peninsula.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3, only
(d) 1, 2 and 3