276: Very recently, in which of the following countries have lakhs of people either suffered from severe famine/acute malnutrition or died due to starvation caused by war/ethnic conflicts ?
(a) Angola and Zambia
(b) Morocco and Tunisia
(c) Venezuela and Colombia
(d) Yemen and South Sudan
277: The largest share of Foreign Direct Investment (1997-2000) went to
(a) Food and food-product sector
(b) Engineering sector
(c) Electronics and electric equipment sector
(d) Service sector
278: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I---------------------------------------List II
(Libraries)---------------------------------- (Locations)
I. Saraswati Mahal Library------------------- (A) Patna
II. Library of Tibetan Work and Archives------ (B) Dharamsala
III. Raza Library-------------------------------(C) Thanjavur
IV. Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library--------- (D) Rampur
Codes :
(a) I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
(c) I-B, II-C, III-A, IV-D
(d) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A
279: Yom Kippur War was fought between which sides/countries?
(a) Turkey and Greece
(b) Serbs and Croats
(c) Israel, and Arab countries led by Egypt and Syria
(d) Iran and Iraq
Explanation:
Explanation il:JJ The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War, also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, was fought from October 6 to October 26, 1973 by a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel. The war began with a surprise joint attack by Egypt and Syria on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Egypt and Syria crossed the cease-fire lines in the Sinai and Golan Heights, respectively, which had been captured by Israel in 1967 during the Six-Day War.
280: Raghu Rai is well known for which one of the following areas ?
(a) Research in Mathematics
(b) Water harvesting
(c) Photography
(d) Pollution control