31: Match List I (Country) with List II (President) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
(Country) (President)
A. Congo 1. Levy Mwanawasa
B. Nigeria 2. Joseph Kabila
C. Uganda 3. Olusegum Obasanjo
D. Zambia 4. Yoweri Museveni
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 3 2 4 1
32: In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. As the time passes, these bridges become stronger. These unique 'living root bridges' are found in
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Tamil Nadu
Explanation:
Living Root Bridges are to be found in Cherrapunji, Laitkynsew and Nongriat in the present-day of Meghalaya State of North East India.
33: Consider the following statements:
1. The Parliament of Russia is called Federal Assembly.
2. The Council of the Federation in the Russian Parliament is the lower house.
3. The name of the upper house in the Russian parliament is State Duma.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
34: According to the World Health Organisation, the disease which causes the death of the largest number of people today is
(a) AIDS
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Malaria
(d) Ebola
Explanation:
According to World Health Organisation's report in 1996, Tuberculosis causes the death of the largest number of people today. T.B. is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterum tuberculosis. India accounts for about 33% of the global burden of tuberculosis. Every year, nearly 20 lakh people develop T.B. in India, nearly 1 million of them highly infectious sputum-positive cases. Two such cases develop every minute.
35: In which of the following activities are Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites used?
1. Assessment of crop productivity
2. Locating groundwater resources
3. Mineral exploration
4. Telecommunications
5. Traffic studies
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 4 and 5 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Explanation:
Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellite program is used to support the national economy in the areas of agriculture, water resources, forestry and ecology, geology, water sheds, marine fisheries and coastal management.
Hence option 1, 2 and 3 are correct.