2896: Which one of the following is a non-metallic mineral?
(a) Manganese
(b) Magnesium
(c) Gypsum
(d) Bauxite
2897: Which one of the following statements is false ?
(a) All countries other than India have over 80% literacy
(b) Malaysia and Korea have life expectancy higher than all other countries
(c) Higher the adult literacy lower is the infant mortality
(d) The life expectancy at birth in India is almost the same as that of Indonesia
2898: Consider the following in respect of 'National Career Service':
1. National Career Service is an initiative of the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.
2. National Career Service has been launched in a Mission Mode to improve the employment opportunities to uneducated youth of the country.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2899: Consider the following statements :
1. The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale and so an increase of 1 magnitude unit represents a factor of 10 times in amplitude.
2. Each integer reading of the Richter scale has an energy 100 times that of the previous integer reading.
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
2900: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I -------------- List II
I. Cotton ---------- (A) Rainfall 1000-1500 mm; Temperature 40° - 60°C
II. Flax ------------ (B) Rainfall 1500-2000 mm; Temperature 25° - 35°C
III. Sugarbeet ------- (C) Rainfall 600 - 800 mm; Temperature 5° - 18°C
IV. Jute ------------- (D) Rainfall 500 - 1000 mm; Temperature 18° - 22°C
--------------------- (E) Rainfall 500 - 600 mm; Temperature 18°- 22°C
Codes:
(a) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
(b) I-B, II-C, III-E, IV-D
(c) I-D, II-E, III-B, IV-A
(d) I-D, II-C, III-E, IV-B