1341: With reference to agricultural soils, consider the following statements :
1. A high content of organic matter in soil drastically reduces its water holding capacity.
2. Soil does not play any role in the sulphur cycle.
3. Irrigation over a period of time can contribute to the salinization of some agricultural lands. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1342: A thief steals a case and 5 persons witness that they have seen him stealing. The thief says that he will bring 50 persons who will say that they have not seen him stealing. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) The thief cannot be believed without proper witness
(b) The witness given by 50 persons is invalid as they have not seen him stealing
(c) The witness given by 5 persons must be believed as they have given the witness first
(d) The witness given by 50 persons is more correct as they are more in number
1343: Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides.
(b) Tidal currents take place when a gulf is connected with the open sea by a narrow channel.
(c) Tidal bore occurs when a tide enters the narrow and shallow estuary of a river.
(d) The tidal nature of the mouth of the river Hooghly is of crucial importance to Kolkata as port.
1344: Who among the following was selected for the 2001 Dada Saheb Phalke Award?
(a) Dev Anand
(b) Lata Mangeshkar
(c) Ramanand Sagar
(d) Yash Chopra
1345: Which of the following statements are true about the Indian-born woman astronaut Kalpana Chawla ?
I. She was born in Kamal.
II. She flew on board the shuttle flight STS-87.
III. She was trained at the Kennedy Space Centre.
IV. She did a space-walk to retrieve the Spartan Satellite.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
Codes :
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I, II and III
(d) I, II and IV