2576: What is the purpose of the US Space Agency's Themis Mission, which was recently in the news?

(a) To study the possibility of life on Mars

(b) To study the satellites of Saturn

(c) To study the colourful display of high latitude skies

(d) To build a space laboratory to study the stellar explosions
2577: Consider the following pairs:

Tributary River : Main River

1. Chambal : Narmada

2. Sone : Yamuna

3. Manas : Brahmaputra

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
2578: On a railway route between two places A and B, there are 10 stations on the way. If 4 new stations are to be added, how many types of new tickets will be required if each ticket is issued for a one way journey?

(A) 108
(B) 14
(C) 96
(D) 48
2579: With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:

1. Sautrantika and Sammitiya were the sects of Jainism.
2. Sarvastivadin held that the constituents of phenomena were not wholly momentary, but existed forever in a latent form.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2580: Distribution of electric power from one place to another is done at high A.C. voltage because:

(a) Wastage of electricity is minimised

(b) Stealing of electric wires is prevented

(c) Electricity spreads in very short time

(d) It adds brightness