1511: The shortest route from New Delhi to Vancouver is:

(a) New Delhi--Bangkok--Tokyo--Vancouver

(b) New Delhi--London--New York--Vancouver

(c) New Delhi--Paris--New York--Vancouver

(d) New Delhi--Moscow--New York--Vancouver
1512: The rough outline map shows a portion of the Middle East. The countries labelled A, B, C and D are respectively


(a) Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia
(b) Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Jordan
(c) Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan
(d) Iraq, Syria, Jordan and Saudi Arabia
1513: The major chemical compound found in human kidney stones is

(a) Uric acid
(b) Calcium carbonate
(c) Calcium oxalate
(d) Calcium sulphate
1514: The marine animal called dugong which is vulnerable to extinction is a/an

(a) Shark
(b) Mammal
(c) Amphibian
(d) Bony fish
1515: The following advertisement

appeared in the Times of India dated 7th August,

(a) 1931
(b) 1929
(c) 1921
(d) 1896