1561: Consider the following crops of India :

1. Groundnut

2. Sesamum

3. Pearl millet

Which of the above is/are predominantly rainfed crop/crops?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1562: Match List I and (High Officials) with List II (Organisation) select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

List I List II

(High officials) (Organisation)

A. C P Jain 1. Indian Airlines
B. S Ramadorai 2. NTPC
C. Sunil Arora 3. TCS
D. Vivek Paul 4. Wipro Technologies

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 1 3 4
1563: Swamps are seen in the Siberian rivers because

(a) Freezing of the river near the mouth prevents water to flow to the sea

(b) Rivers are too narrow

(c) Rivers are heavily drained by the large network of canals

(d) Railway bridges built across the rivers obstruct the flow
1564: Which Mughal ruler introduced the Mansabdari system in India?

(a) Akbar

(b) Humayun

(c) Shahjahan

(d) Babar
1565: Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of fuelwood in the world ?

(a) Indonesia
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) China