1286: The great Asian river Mekong does not run through :

(a) China

(b) Malaysia

(c) Cambodia

(d) Laos
1287: With reference to the Indian history of art and culture, consider the following pairs: Famous work of Site Sculpture

1. A grand image : Ajanta of Buddha's Mahaparinirvana With numerous celestial musicians above and the sorrowful figures of his followers below
2. A huge image of : Mount Abu Varaha Avatar (boar Incarnation) of Vishnu, as he rescues Goddess Earth from the deep and chaotic waters sculpted on rock
3. "Arjuna's Penance"/ : Mamallapuram "Descent of Ganga" sculpted on the surface of huge boulders

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1288: Lucerne is a:

(a) Foliage crop

(b) Cereal crop

(c) Fruit crop

(d) Fibre crop
1289: Why is there a severe difference in the climates of Northern and Southern Hemisphere?

(a) Due to rotation of the earth around its axis

(b) Due to revolution of the earth around the sun of its orbit

(c) Both of the above

(d) None of the above
1290: A spherical body moves with a uniform angular velocity around a circular path of radius r. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) The body has no acceleration

(b) The body has a radial acceleration 2r directed towards the centre of the path.

(c) The body has a radial acceleration 2/5 2r directed away from the centre of the path.

(d) The body has an acceleration 2r tangential to its path