611: "Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the Sun climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds form, then rain comes with thunder and lightning. But rain is soon over." Which of the following regions is described in the above passage?

(a) Savannah
(b) Equatorial
(c) Monsoon
(d) Mediterranean
612: Seismic waves that vibrate perpendicular to the direction of their path:

(a) Travel through the solid parts of the earth only

(b) Travel through the solid as well as other parts of the earth

(c) Spread on the surface of the earth

(d) None of the above
613: If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which you can travel, including the origin and the destination?

(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9
614: Despite having large reserves of coal, why does India import millions of tonnes of coal?

1. It is the policy of India to save its own coal reserves for future, and import it from other countries for the present use.

2. Most of the power plants in India are coal-based and they are not able to get sufficient supplies of coal from within the country.

3. Steel companies need large quantity of coking coal which has to be imported.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
615: Consider the following statements :

1. Steam at 100 Degree Celsius and boiling water at 100 Degree Celsius contain same amount of heat.

2. Latent heat of fusion of ice is equal to the latent heat of vaporization of water.

3. In an air-conditioner, heat is extracted from the room-air at the evaporator coils and is rejected out at the condenser coils.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) Only 2

(d) Only 3