. Farm land tends to erode most rapidly when planted with (a) Sorghum (b) Potato (c) Wheat (d) Clover

Prasar Bharati, SSC,

. Rennin and lactase, the enzymes required to digest milk, disappear in the human body by the age of (a) Two (b) Three (c) Five (d) Eight

. In which respect have the Centre-State relations been specifically termed as ‘municipal relations’? (a) Centre’s control of the State in the legislative sphere (b) Centre’s control of the State in financial matter (c) Centre’s control of the state in the administrative sector (d) Centre’s control of the state in the planning process

AFCAT, Hindalco, IAF, IAS,

. Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans? (a) Ziauddin Barani (b) Shams-i-Siraj Afif (c) Minhaj-us-Siraj (d) Amir Khusrau

ACIO,

. Galvanized iron sheets are protected from rusting due to the presence of a layer of (a) Lead (b) Chromium (c) Zinc (d) Tin

Reliance,

. Which one of the following statements regarding ‘Exit Poll’ is correct? (a) ‘Exit Poll’ is a term used to denote a post-election survey of voters regarding the candidate in whose favour they had exercised their franchise (b) ‘Exit Poll’ and ‘Opinion Poll’ are one and the same (c) ‘Exit Poll’ is a device through which results of voting can be most exactly predicted (d) ‘Exit Poll, is an administrative device made recently by the Chief Election Commissioner to prevent impersonation

. Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of Chambal Ravines? (a) Splash (b) Sheet (c) Rill (d) Gully

. Nirmal Hriday, Sanjivini and Saheli are (a) Organizations engaged in social work (b) Herbal medicines produced in India for hypertension, heart disturbances and neurological problems (c) Names of some savings schemes mooted by nationalized banks (d) Institutions set up by Jayaprakash Narayan for rehabilitation of erstwhile dacoits

. ‘Self-sufficiency’ in food, in the true sense of freedom from hunger, has not been achieved in India in spite of a more than three-fold rise in food grains production over 1950-1990. Which of the following are the reasons for it? 1. The green revolution has been restricted to small pockets of the country. 2. The cost of food is too high compared to the earnings of the poor. 3. Too much emphasis is laid on wheat and paddy compared to the coarse grains. 4. The gains of the green revolution have largely accrued to the cash crop rather than food crops. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4

. When it is noon along 820 30’ E Longitude along what degree of longitude it will be 6.30 a.m? (a) Along 1650 E (b) Along 670 30’W (c) 00 E or W (d) Along 820 30’ W

. Who among the following became the Prime Minister of India without being earlier the Chief Minister of a State? 1. Morarji Desai 2. Charan Singh 3. V.P. Singh 4. Chandra Sekhar 5. P.V. Narasimha Rao Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 5 (c) 2 only (d) 4 only

. The latest regional economic block to be formed (a) ASEAN (b) COMECON (c) APEC (d) NAFTA

. The first Indian rules to organize Haj pilgrimage the expense of the state was (a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Feroz tughlakh (c) Akbar (d) Aurangzeb

. The density of cattle population per 100 hectares of gross cropped area is the highest in (a) Bihar (b) Haryana (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh

. Hemoglobin is dissolved in the plasma of (a) Frog (b) Fish (c) Man (d) Earthworm