101: Assertion (A) :

Mangroves are very specialised forest ecosystems of tropical and subtropical regions bordering certain sea coasts.

Reason (R) :

They stabilise the shoreline and act as bulwark against encroachments by sea.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
102: In a meeting, the map of a village was placed in such a manner that south-east becomes north, north-east becomes west and so on. What will south become ?

(A) North-east
(B) North
(C) North-west
(D) West
103: What is the Galileo Project which has been in news recently?

(a) An intercountry programme of missile shield developed by the United States of America

(b) A project developed by India with assistance from Canada

(c) An environmental protection project being developed by Japan

(d) A multi-satellite navigation project being developed by the European Union

104: The messages received by and transmitted from the brain to the various parts of the body take the form of:

(a) Nervous impulses

(b) Chemical impulses

(c) Mechanical impulses

(d) Automatic impulses
105: The average monthly income of a person in a certain family of 5 is Rs. 1000. What will be the monthly average income of a person in the same family if the income of one person increased by Rs. 12,000 per year ?

(a) Rs. 1200
(b) Rs. 1600
(c) Rs. 2000
(d) Rs. 3400