4141: Which one of the following pairs of composers in different languages and their works on the Mahabharata theme is correctly matched ?

(a) Sarladasa --Bengali

(b) Kasirama -- Oriya

(c) Tikkana -- Marathi

(d) Pampa -- Kannada
4142: Photosynthesis generally occurs in which portions of the plant?

(a) Leaf and other chloroplast bearing parts

(b) Steam and leaf

(c) Roots an chloroplast bearing parts

(d) Bark and leaf
4143: Which one of the following is the landmark performance of Dr. V. Mohan Reddy, an Indian born doctor working in USA, during February, 2005?

(a) Successful brain surgery to revive the function of nearly dead brain of a premature born infant.
(b) Research on genetic engineering which can help in treatment of deadly disease like AIDS.
(c) Research on human stem cell which is likely to revolutionize treatment of deadly disease like cancer.
(d) Successful open heart procedure called arterial switch performed on an infant.
4144: The following figure represents time vs. learning curves of two students, Q and R for learning a Mathematics lesson :


Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the graph ?

(a) R started slowly in the beginning but got ahead of Q to complete learning the lesson
(b) Q started slowly and finished learning the lesson earlier than R
(c) R was always faster than Q in learning Mathematics
(d) Q was always faster than R in learning Mathematics
4145: Consider the following statements:

1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour.

2. The first Export processing zone in India was set up in Kandla.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2