336: Consider the following statements:
1. In India, State Governments do not have the power to auction non-coal mines.
2. Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand do not have gold mines.
3. Rajasthan has iron ore mines.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
337: Consider the following names:
1. Ike
2. Kate
3. Gustav
Which of the above are the names of hurricanes that had occurred very recently?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
Hurricane lke (September 1-14, 2008) was the third most destructive hurricane to ever make landfall in the United States. It was the ninth named storm fifty hurricane and third major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season.
Hurricane Gustav (August 26, 2008) was the seventh tropical cyclone, third hurricane and season. Gustav caused serious damage and casualties in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Cuba and the United States.
Hurricane Kate was the second-longest tropical cyclone in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. the eleventh tropical storm, fifth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the central tropical Atlantic on September 25, 2003.
338: Assertion (A):
Bangalore receives much higher average annual rainfall than that of Mangalore.
Reason (R):
Bangalore has the benefit of receiving rainfall both from south-west and north-east monsoons.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
339: The physical regions marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the given map are respectively
(a) Andes, Brazilian Shield, Guyana Highlands and Amazon Basin
(b) Andes, Guyana Highlands, Brazilian Shield and Amazon Basin
(c) Amazon Basin, Guyana Highlands, Brazilian Shield and Andes
(d) Guyana Highlands, Brazilian Shield, Andes and Amazon Basin
Explanation:
The physical region ranked '1' is Andes, '2' is Brazilian Shield '3' is Guyana Highlands and '4' is Amazon Basin.
340: At a certain place, the Greenwich Mean Time is ahead by 12 hours. The place is located:
(a) 180°W of GMT
(b) 180°E of GMT
(c) 90°W of GMT
(d) 90°E of GMT