631: The 2004 Tsunami made people realize that mangroves can serve as a reliable safety hedge against coastal calamities. How do mangroves function as a safety hedge?
(a) The mangrove swamps separate the human settlements from the sea by a wide zone in which people neither live nor venture out.
(b) The mangroves provide both food and medicines which people are in need of after any natural disaster.
(c) The mangrove trees are tall with dense canopies and serve as an excellent shelter during a cyclone or Tsunami.
(d) The mangrove trees do not get uprooted by storms and tides because of their extensive roots.
632: Stock-farming refers to
(a) Accent on agricultural production to build a buffer stock.
(b) Cooperative farming.
(c) Farming concentrating on the rearing of cattles and sheep.
(d) Large scale capital-intensive commercial farming.
633: Consider the following statements:
1. Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) has been established by the International Development Association (IDA) to provide further assistance to low-income countries facing high level indebtedness.
2. Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI) is one of the institutes that provides training in macroeconomic analysis and policy, and relates subjects as a part of programme of the IMF institute.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
634: Among the following, which one is not a football club?
(A) Arsenal
(B) Aston Villa
(C) Chelsea
(D) Monte Carlo
635: On another planet, the local terminology for earth, water, light, air and sky, are sky, light, air, water and earth respectively. If someone is thirsty there, what would he drink ?
(a) Sky
(b) Water
(c) Air
(d) Light