2181: Due to improper/indiscriminate disposal of old and used computers or their parts, which of the following are released into the environment as e-waste?

1. Beryllium
2. Cadmium
3. Chromium
4. Heptachlor
5. Mercury
6. Lead
7. Plutonium

Select the correct answer using codes given below.

(a) 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 only
(b) 2, 4, 5 and 7 only
(c) 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
2182: Contour bunding is used:

(a) To stop the winds in sandy deserts

(b) To irrigate desert areas

(c) To prevent erosion in hilly areas

(d) None of the above
2183: Which one of the following Indian banks is not a nationalized bank ?

(a) Dena Bank
(b) Federal bank
(c) Vijaya Bank
(d) Corporation Bank
2184: Consider the following pairs: Vitamin Deficiency disease

1. Vitamin C : Scurvy
2. Vitamin D : Rickets
3. Vitamin E : Night blindness

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None
2185: Assertion (A) :

Mangroves are very specialised forest ecosystems of tropical and subtropical regions bordering certain sea coasts.

Reason (R) :

They stabilise the shoreline and act as bulwark against encroachments by sea.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true