1561: Consider the following items imported by India:

1. Capital goods

2. Petroleum

3. Pearls and precious stones

4. Chemical

5. Iron and steel

The correct sequence of the decreasing order of these items (as per 94-95 figures), in terms of value is

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(b) 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
(c) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5
(d) 2, 1, 4, 5, 3
1562: Himalayan rivers are perennial because:

(a) They flow from inexhaustible springs in the Himalayas

(b) They are fed in summer by melting snow of Himalayas

(c) There is continuous rain throughout the year in the catchment areas

(d) None of the above
1563: In the year 2001, in which one of the following events of Women's Singles did Venus Williams defeat Serena Williams to win the title?

(a) Australian Open 2001

(b) French Open 2001

(c) Wimbledon 2001

(d) US Open 2001
1564: Which one of the following is also called Stranger Gas?

(a) Argon
(b) Nitrous oxide
(c) Xenon
(d) Neon
1565: Which one of the following Muslim rulers was hailed as the Jagadguru by his Muslim subjects because of his belief in secularism ?

(a) Husain Shah

(b) Zain-ul-Abidin

(c) Ibrahim Adil Shah

(d) Mahmud II