1246: Radioactive element which has been found to have large reserves in India is:
(a) Thorium
(b) Uranium
(c) Radium
(d) Plutonium
1247: The first bird is believed to have appeared on the surface of the earth
(a) 300 million years ago
(b) 200 million years ago
(c) 150 million years ago
(d) 100 million years ago
1248: Which one of the following is true regarding the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana (JRY)?
(a) It was launched during the Prime Ministership of Indira Gandhi
(b) It aims at creating one million jobs annually
(c) The target group of JRY are the urban poor living below the poverty line
(d) Under the scheme 30% of the employment generated is reserved for women
1249: Fertility of soil can be improved by:
(a) Removing dead earthworms
(b) Adding dead earthworms
(c) Adding living earthworms
(d) Removing living earthworms and adding dead earthworms
1250: A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a
(a) Mulatto
(b) Mestizo
(c) Meiji
(d) Mau Mau