436: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Current Name : Old Name
(a) Harare : Salisbury
(b) Ethiopia : Abyssinia
(c) Ghana : Dutch Guiana
(d) Kinshasa : Leopoldville
Explanation:
Harare - Salisbury
Ethiopia - Abyssinia
Ghana - Gold coast
Kinshasa - Leopoldville
437: Open stunted forests with bushes and small trees having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in
(a) Eastern Orissa
(b) North-Eastern Tamil Nadu
(c) Siwaliks an Terai region
(d) Western Andhra Pradesh
438: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I-------------List II
(Rivers)----------(Dams)
I. Cauvery--------(A) Alamatti
II. Krishna--------(B) Mettur
III. Narmada------(C) Gandhi Sagar
IV. Chambal-------(D) Sardar Sarovar
Codes:
(a) I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-C
(b) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
(c) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
439: 'Gadgil Committee Report' and 'Kasturirangan Committee Report', sometimes seen in the news, are related to
(a) constitutional reforms
(b) Ganga Action Plan
(c) linking of rivers
(d) protection of Western Ghats
440: Assertion (A)
A Rainfall is scanty on the east of Western Ghats.
Reason (R)
The east of Western Ghats is on the lee side.
(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 the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true