1956: Consider the following:

1. Photosynthesis

2. Respiration

3. Decay of organic matter

4. Volcanic action

Which of the above add carbon dioxide to the carbon cycle on Earth

(a) 1 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1957: Consider the following pairs : Region Well-known for the production of

1. Kinnaur : Area nut
2. Mewat : Mango
3. Coromandel : Soya bean

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None
1958: Consider the following statements :

1. Life Insurance Corporation of India is the oldest insurance company is India.

2. National Insurance Company Limited was nationalized in the year 1972 and made a subsidiary of General Insurance Corporation of
India.

3. Headquarters of United India Insurance Company Limited are located at Chennai.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2, only
(b) 1 and 3, only
(c) 2 and 3, only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1959: EFGH : DEFG :: OPQR : ___?___

(a) PQRS

(b) NOPQ

(c) MNOP

(d) QRST
1960: Democracy's superior virtue lies in the fact that it calls into activity

(a) the intelligence and character of ordinary men and women.
(b) the methods for strengthening executive leadership.
(c) a superior individual with dynamism and vision.
(d) a band of dedicated party workers.