3171: One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Mumbai to
(a) Alexandria
(b) Suez
(c) Port Said
(d) Benghazi
3172: A cube with all the sides painted was divided into small cubes of equal measurement. The side of a small cube is exactly one fourth as that of the big cube. Therefore, the number of small cubes with only one side painted is:
(a) 64
(b) 36
(c) 24
(d) 12
3173: What happens when the temperature of water falls from 30°C and 0°C?
(a) The volume of ice formed will be less than volume of water
(b) The volume of ice formed will be more than the volume of water
(c) Water will not freeze at 0°C
(d) None of the above
3174: Assertion (A):
Fiscal deficit is greater than budgetary deficit.
Reason (R):
Fiscal deficit is the borrowings from the Reserve Bank of India plus other liabilities of the Government to meet its expenditure.
(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
3175: Consider the following statements:
1. Silent Valley national Park is in the Nallamalai range.
2. Pathrakkadavu Hydroelectric Project is proposed to be built near the Silent Valley national Park.
3. The Kunthi river originates in Silent Valley's rainforests.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3