3331: What is/are the importance of the 'United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification'?

1. It aims to promote effective action through innovative national programs and supportive inter-national partnerships.

2. It has a special/particular focus on South Asia and North Africa regions, and its Secretariat facilitates the allocation of major portion of financial resources to these regions.

3. It is committed to bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating the desertification.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3332: When water is heated from zero Degree Celsius to Ten Degree Celsius, its volume

(a) increases

(b) decreases

(c) does not change

(d) first decreases and then increases
3333: In an examination, 70% of the students passed in the Paper I, and 60% of the students passed in the Paper II. 15% of the students failed in both the papers while 270 students passed in both the papers. What is the total number of students?

(a) 580
(b) 560
(c) 600
(d) 540
3334: Assertion (A):
Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year.

Reason (R):
High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equator.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
3335: In which of the following shapes can a 1 kg plastic sheet be moulded so as to have minimum surface area?

(a) Cylindrical

(b) Spherical

(c) Conical

(d) Cubical