311: A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a
(a) Mulatto
(b) Mestizo
(c) Meiji
(d) Mau Mau
312: Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca ?
(a) Java
(b) Singapore
(c) Bali
(d) Brunei
Explanation:
The littoral states of the Straits of Malacca are, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. The straits, situated between the coastline of Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore to the East and the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the West extends 600 miles (900 km) from its widest point (about 350 km between Northern Sumatra and Thailand) to its narrowest (less than 3 km wide between southern Sumatra and Singapore). At its shallowest, it has a raported depth of just 25 metres. According to the International Maritime Organisation, at least 50,000 ships sail through this strait every year They transport about 30 per cent of the world's trade goods and 80 per cent of Japan's oil needs.
313: Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun?
(a) Earth
(b) Jupiter
(c) Mars
(d) Venus
Explanation:
Jupiter takes 12 years for one revolution where as earth takes 1 year, Mars takes 687 days and Venus takes 263 days.
314: Consider the following:
1. Mahadeo Hills
2. Sahyadri Parvat
3. Satpura Range
What is the correct sequence of the above from the north to the south?
(a) 1-2-3
(b) 2-1-3
(c) 1-3-2
(d) 2-3-1
315: Which one among the following languages has largest number of speakers in the world?
(a) Bengali
(b) French
(c) Japanese
(d) Portuguese
Explanation:
(In the given optional) Bengali has largest number of speakers in the world i.e. 207 million, French - 79 million speakers, Japanese - 125 million speakers, Portuguese - 176 million speakers.