4556: A new type of El Nino called El Nino Modoki appeared in the news. In this context, consider the following statements:
1. Normal El Nino forms in the Central Pacific ocean whereas El-Nino Modoki forms in Eastern Pacific ocean.
2. Normal EI Nino results in diminished hurricanes in the Atlantic ocean but El Nino Modoki results in a greater number of hurricanes with greater frequency.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
4557: Micro finance is the provision of financial services to people of low-income groups. This includes both the consumers and the self-employed.The service/ services rendered under micro - finance is/ are :
1. Credit facilities
2. Savings facilities
3. Insurance facilities
4. Fund Transfer facilities Select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
4558: Invisible trade is a trade
(a) Of corporate and financial institutions with government
(b) Of government with public institutions
(c) Of government with other countries
(d) Of the services like the banks, marine companies and shipping companies
4559: Gandhiji started the Dandi March:
(a) To demonstrate against the policies of British empire
(b) To break the salt law
(c) To boycott foreign goods
(d) None of the above
4560: Consider the following temperature and rainfall data :
Month Temperature degree C Rainfall cm
January 6.7 14.0
February 6.7 13.2
March 7.2 11.4
April 8.9 9.4
May 11.1 8.1
June 13.9 8.1
July 15.0 9.6
August 15.0 12.2
September 13.9 10.4
October 11.1 14.4
November 8.9 14.0
December 7.8 16.8
The climate to which this data pertains is
(a) St. Lawrence type
(b) China type
(c) West European type
(d) Mediterranean type