4491: The trees of spruce, fir, pine, etc. are found in which of the following natural regions of the earth?

(a) Laurentian type

(b) Alpine type

(c) Taiga type

(d) Siberian type
4492: Which one following companies had started a rural marketing network called e chaupal?

(a) ITC
(b) Dabur
(c) Proctor and Gamble
(d) Hindustan Lever
4493: Consider the following statements about the recent amendments to the Election Law by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1996 :

I. Any conviction for the offence of insulting the Indian National flag or the Constitution of India shall entail disqualification for contesting elections to Parliament and State Legislatures for six years from the date of conviction.

II. There is an increase in the security deposit which a candidate has to make to contest the election to the Lok Sabha.

III. A candidate cannot now stand for election from more than one Parliamentary constituency.

IV. No election will now be countermanded on the death of a contesting candidate.

Which of the above statements are correct ?

(a) II and III
(b) I, II and IV
(c) I and III
(d) I, II, III and IV
4494: Open stunted forests with bushes and small trees having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in

(a) Eastern Orissa
(b) North-Eastern Tamil Nadu
(c) Siwaliks an Terai region
(d) Western Andhra Pradesh
4495: Assertion (A):
In the periodic table of chemical elements, electron affinity is always found to increase from top to bottom in a group.

Reason (R):
In a group, the atomic radial generally increase from top to bottom.

(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 the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true