266: "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
267: The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruits is
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Ethane
(c) Hydrogen
(d) acetylene (ethyne)
268: Which one of the following sets is correctly matched ?
(a) Diphtheria, Pneumonia and Leprosy : Hereditary
(b) AIDS, Syphilis and Gonorrhoea : Bacterial
(c) Colour blindness, Hemophilia and Sickle cell anaemia : Sex linked
(d) Polio, Japanese B encephalitis and plague : Viral
269: A major health mission carried in 1996 was
(a) war against leprosy
(b) small-pox eradication
(c) pulse polio immunization
(d) popularisation of oral rehydration therapy
270: Consider the following statements:
1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established regular police force in India on British pattern.
2. A Supreme Court was established by Regulating Act, 1773.
3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3