1516: Rainfall on the east coast of Tamil Nadu occurs during October to November due to
(a) Winter monsoon
(b) Retreating south-west monsoon
(c) North-west monsoon
(d) Local winds
1517: Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U. P. Kisan Sabha in February 1918?
(a) Jawharlal Nehru
(b) Gauri Shankar Misra
(c) Madan Mohan Malviya
(d) Indra Narain Dwivedi
1518: In high mountain regions bleeding through nose occurs because:
(a) The pressure of the blood capillaries is higher than the outside pressure
(b) The pressure at high altitudes is greater than that in the plains
(c) The blood pressure increases at high altitudes
(d) The blood pressure decreases at high altitudes
1519: Some medicines are given in the form of capsules. The capsules are made of
(a) Paper
(b) Gelatinous material
(c) Embryonic tissue
(d) Starch
1520: A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a family consisting of 4 adults and 3 children, two of whom, F and G are girls, A and D are brothers and A is a doctor. E is an engineer married to one of the brothers and has two children. B is married to D and G is their child. Who is C ?
(a) G's brother
(b) F's father
(c) E's daughter
(d) A's son