1401: The Stilwell Road, built in 1940s, which was recently in news, connects which of the following ?
(a) Agartala in India and Yangon in Myanmar via Bangladesh
(b) Ledo in India and Kunming in China via Myanmar
(c) Kalimpong in India and Lhasa in Tibet via Bhutan
(d) Imphal in India and Bangkok in Thailand via Myanmar
1402: Which one of the following pairs of materials serves as electrodes in chargeable batteries commonly used in devices such as torchlights, electric shavers, etc?
(a) Nickel and cadmium
(b) Zinc and carbon
(c) Lead peroxide and lead
(d) Iron and cadmium
1403: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I List II
(Achievement in genetics) (Scientists)
I. Discovery of tramsdiction and Conjugation in bacteria (A) Khurana
II. Establishing the sex-linked inheritance (B) Kornberg
III. Isolation of DNA polymerase form E. coli (C) Lederberg
IV. Establishing the complete genetic code (D) Morgan
(E) Ochoa
Codes:
(a) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-E
(c) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-E
(d) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
1404: If the number of seats allocated to a state in the Lok Sabha is 42, then the number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes in that state will be
(a) Data insufficient
(b) 14
(c) 7
(d) 6
1405: When a bill is referred to a joint sitting of both the Houses of the Parliament, it has to be passed by
(a) a simple majority of members present and voting
(b) three-fourths majority of members present and voting
(c) two-thirds majority of the Houses
(d) absolute majority of the Houses