966: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Bahamas : Nassau
(b) Costa Rica : San Jose
(c) Nicaragua : Belmopan
(d) Dominican Republic : Santo Domingo
967: Hybridisation is useful in developing improved crops by:
(a) Creating new and better genes
(b) Eliminating undesirable genes
(c) Producing favourable combination of genes
(d) By encouraging favourable genes and removing unfavourable ones
968: Consider the following statements:
1. Reserve Bank of India was nationalised on 26 January, 1950.
2. The borrowing programme of the Government of India is handled by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
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
969: As a result of their annual survey, the National Geographic Society and an international polling firm Globe Scan gave India top rank in Greendex 2009 score. What is this score ?
(a) It is a measure of efforts made by different countries in adopting technologies for reducing carbon footprint
(b) It is a measure of environmentally sustainable consumer behaviour in different countries
(c) It is an assessment of programmes/ schemes undertaken by different countries for improving* the conservation of natural resources.
(d) It is an index showing the volume of. carbon credits sold by different countries
970: Which one of the following countries is the leading producer of uranium?
(a) United States of America
(b) Zambia
(c) Canada
(d) Germany