Solution:
It is seen that Malacca Strait appears as mainly and singly navigation channel which covers more than 1/3 of cargo movement, hence by deepening its channel will lower the repair and waiting period of heavy liners. By opening new canal in Kra Insthums will also lower the navigation time and distance
(c) Both 1 and 2
2. Consider the following statements:
- The duration of the monsoon decreases from southern India to northern India.
- The amount of annual rainfall in the northern plains of India decreases from east to west.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution:
Duration of monsoon season decrease from south to north India and from the east to west India. As amount of rainfall decreases from east to west due to decrease in humidity of winds.
(c) Both 1 and 2
3. Which of the following statements is/are correct about virus?
1. They are acellular, that is, they contain no cytoplasm or cellular organelles.
2. They carry out no metabolism on their own and must replicate using the host cell's metabolic machinery. In other words, viruses don't grow and divide. Instead, new viral components are synthesized and assembled within the infected host cell.
3. The vast majority of viruses possess either DNA or RNA but not both
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) All the above
Solution:
(d) All the above.
4. If a wetland of international importance is brought under the ‘Montreux Record’, what does it imply?
(a) Changes in ecological character have occurred, are occurring or are likely to occur in the wetland as a result of human interference.
(b) The country in which the wetland is located should enact a law to prohibit any human activity within five kilometres from the edge of the wetland
(c) The survival of the wetland depends on the cultural practices and traditions of certain communities living in its vicinity and therefore the cultural diversity therein should not be destroyed
(d) It is given the status of ‘World Heritage Site’
Solution:
(d)
5.
In an examination 70% of the students passed in the paper I, and 60% of the students failed in both the papers while 270 students passed in both the papers. What is the total number of students
(a) 600
(b) 580
(c) 560
(d) 540
Solution:
(a) 600
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