586: Consider the following :

1. Rice fields

2.Coal mining

3. Domestic animals

4.Coal mining Wetlands

Which of the above are sources of methane, a major greenhouse gas?

(a) 1 and 4 only

(b) 1, 2 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
587: The name of the poet Kalidasa is mentioned in the

(a) Allahabad pillar inscription

(b) Aihole inscription

(c) Alapadu grant

(d) Hanumakonda inscription
588: The cure for which of the following diseases exists?

(a) Blood cancer

(b) Hepatitis-B

(c) Breast Cancer

(d) Lung Cancer
589: Which one of the following is not explicitly stated in the Constitution of India but followed as a convention ?

(a) The Finance Minister is to be a Member of the Lower House

(b) The Prime Minister has to resign if he loses majority in the Lower House

(c) All the parts of India are to be represented in the Council of Ministers

(d) In the event of both the President and the Vice-President demitting office simultaneously before the end of their tenure the Speaker of the Lower House of the Parliament will officiate as the President
590: The first geostationary satellite launched by India is:

(a) Aryabhata

(b) Bhaskara

(c) APPLE

(d) INSAT 1B