156: The Kelkar proposals which were in the news recently were the
(a) recommendations for reforms in the power sector
(b) recommendations for tax reforms
(c) guidelines for the privatisation
(d) guidelines for reducing vehicular pollution, and the promotion of CNG use
157: Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule?
1. Lord Cornwallis
2. Alexander Reed
3. Thomas Munro
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
158: Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Both salinity and density of sea increase with depth
(b) Both salinity and density of sea decrease with depth
(c) Salinity increases but density of sea decreases with depth
(d) Salinity decreases but density of sea increases with depth
159: What was the reason for 5 lakh people of Hong Kong to make a demonstration around the middle of 2003?
(a) They were demanding tax relief.
(b) They were against the Hong Kong Government's plan to impose an internal security law.
(c) They were the members of Falun Gong group who were demanding religious freedom.
(d) They were demanding more direct elections in Hong Kong.
160: In the context of which one of the following arc the terms pyrolysis and plasma gasification mentioned?
(a) Extraction of rare earth elements
(b) Natural gas extraction technologies
(c) Hydrogen fuel-based automobiles
(d) Waste-to-energy technologies