4491: 200 cm of rainfall, 20°C of temperature and well drained land is ideal for the cultivation of:

(a) Rice

(b) Tea

(c) Coffee

(d) Rubber
4492: Inflation tends to reduce the share of labour in the GNP (Gross National Product) because

(a) Wages lag behind prices

(b) Prices lag behind wages

(c) Profits lag behind prices

(d) Profits lag behind wages
4493: Consider the following statements:

1. The Earth's magnetic field has reversed every few hundred thousand years.
2. When the Earth was created more than 4000 million years ago, there was 54% oxygen and no carbon dioxide.
3. When living organisms originated, they modified the early atmosphere of the Earth.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
4494: Assertion (A):

The eastern coast of India produces more rice than the western coast.

Reason (R):

The eastern coast receives more rainfall than the western coast.

(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
4495: Which one of the following sets is correctly matched ?

(a) Diphtheria, Pneumonia and Leprosy : Hereditary

(b) AIDS, Syphilis and Gonorrhoea : Bacterial

(c) Colour blindness, Hemophilia and Sickle cell anaemia : Sex linked

(d) Polio, Japanese B encephalitis and plague : Viral