4146: Tarun Bharat Sangh, an organization based in a village near Alwar (Rajasthan), has become famous because of:
(a) Cultivation of genetically modified cotton
(b) Rehabilitation of women victims of AIDS
(c) Livelihood projects for destitute rural women
(d) Rain-water harvesting
4147: A genetically engineered form of brinjal Known as the Bt-brinjal has been developed. The objective of this is
(a) To make it drought-resistant
(b) To make its shelf-life longer
(c) To improve its taste and nutritive qualities
(d) To make it pest-resistant
4148: Indianisation of the Civil Services was done by:
(a) Lord Ripon
(b) Lord Mayo
(c) Lord Lytton
(d) Lord Reading
4149: Consider the series given below :
4/12/95, 1/1/96, 29/1/96, 26/2/96,...
The next term of the series is
(a) 24/3/96
(b) 25/3/96
(c) 26/3/96
(d) 27/3/96
4150: It has been found recently that the acidity of the soil increases because of:
(a) Leaching away of bases
(b) Increased use of ammonia
(c) Increased use of urea
(d) Increased use of rock phosphate