4336: "From Aceh in the far north-west to Torres Strait in the east is 5000 miles, almost as far as from London to Baghdad. The Archipelago has 14,000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks, others some of the largest in the world". This description best fits

(a) West Indies
(b) Japan
(c) Philippines
(d) Indonesia
4337: A radioactive substance has a half-life of four months. Three-fourth of the substance would decay in

(a) 3 months

(b) 4 months

(c) 8 months

(d) 12 months
4338: In Mizoram, the settlement pattern is mostly of "linear type" along the ridges, because

(a) the valleys are cooler than the ridges

(b) accessibility is easier on the ridge tops

(c) the ridges are cooler than the valleys

(d) the valleys are densely forested
4339: Which one of the following sequences indicates the correct chronological order?

(a) Shankaracharya-Ramanuja-Chaitanya

(b) Ramanuja-Shankaracharya-Chaitanya

(c) Ramanuja-Chaitanya-Shankaracharya

(d) Shankaracharya-Chaitanya-Ramanuja
4340: The power to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India with respect to any matter included in the Union List of Legislative Powers rests with

(a) The President of India
(b) The Chief Justice of India
(c) The Parliament
(d) The Union Ministry of Law, justice and Company Affairs