1636: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(a) Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) : Satellite programme

(b) Falcon : Under-sea cable system

(c) Discovery : Space shuttle

(d) Atlantis : Space station

1637: Assertion (A):
Scientists can cut apart and paste together DNA molecules at will, regardless of the source of the molecules.

Reason (R):
DNA fragments can be manipulated using restriction endonucleases and DNA ligases.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is fasle but R is true
1638: The area of an ellipse is twice that of a circle. The major diameter of the ellipse is twice that of the minor diameter. The radius of the circle is

(a) 50% of minor diameter of the ellipse
(b) 50% of major diameter of the ellipse
(c) minor diameter of the ellipse
(d) major diameter of the ellipse
1639: "Lathyrism" is a crippling disease caused by:

(a) Tinned fish

(b) Chick pea and pulses

(c) Meat

(d) Adulterated oil
1640: The battle of Dharmat was fought between

(a) Muhammad Gori and Jai Chand

(b) Babar and the Afghans

(c) Aurangzeb and Dara Shikoh

(d) Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas