3781: Excessive release of the pollutant carbon monoxide (CO) into the air may produce a condition in which oxygen supply in the human body decreases. What causes this condition ?
(a) When inhaled into the human body, CO is converted into CO2
(b) The inhaled CO has much higher affinity for haemoglobin as compared to oxygen
(c) The inhaled CO destroys the chemical structure of haemoglobin
(d) The inhaled CO adversely affects the respiratory centre in the brain
3782: Recently "oilzapper" was in the news, What is it?
(a) It is the latest technology to control the accidentally caused flames from oil wells
(b) It is an eco-friendly technology for the remediation of oily sludge and oil spills
(c) It is the latest technology developed for under-sea oil exploration
(d) It is a genetically engineered high biofuel-yielding maize variety
3783: Assertion (A) :
Equality before the law is not applicable to the President of India
Reason (R) :
The President of India enjoys special powers and privileges under the Constitution
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
3784: The term Yavanapriya, mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts, denoted
(a) a fine variety of Indian muslin
(b) ivory
(c) damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance
(d) pepper
3785: Consider the following statements
1. The quantity of imported edible oils is more than the domestic production of
edible oils in the last five years.
2. The Government does not impose any customs duty on all the imported edible
oils a special case.
Which of two statements given above is/are correct
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2