711: Lathyrism is caused by excessive consumption of

(a) Kesari dal
(b) Mustard oil
(c) Polished rice
(d) Mushrooms
712: World Development Report is an annual publication of

(a) United Nations Development Programme

(b) International Bank of Reconstruction and Development

(c) World Trade Organisation

(d) International Monetary Fund
713: Forest areas have been labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the rough outline map given:


Among these, those which were threatened in 1997 by a serious epidemic include

(a) teak forests of 3 and 4
(b) oaks forests of 1 and sal forests of 2
(c) sal forests of 3
(d) sandalwood forests of 4
714: Since 1980, the share of the tertiary sector in the total GDP of India has

(a) shown an increasing trend

(b) shown a decreasing trend

(c) remained constant

(d) been fluctuating
715: The Global Competitiveness Report is published by the

(a) International Monetary Fund

(b) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

(c) World Economic Forum

(d) World Bank