16: The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
17: Where are Tapovan and Vishnugarh Hydroelectric Projects located?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Rajasthan
18: Consider the following techniques/phenomena:
1. Budding and grafting in fruit plants
2. Cytoplasmic male sterility
3. Gene silencing
Which of the above is/are used to create transgenic crops?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None
19: Which of the following statements is / are correct regarding vegetative propagation of plants ?
1. Vegetative propagation products clonal population.
2. Vegetative propagation helps in eliminating the virus.
3. Vegetative propagation can be practiced most of the year.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
20: Near the end of the year 2006, which one of the following countries was suspended from the Commonwealth after a military coup ?
(a) Tanzania
(b) Fiji
(c) Myanmar
(d) Kenya