3176: Consider the following temperature and rainfall data :
Month Temperature degree C Rainfall cm
January 6.7 14.0
February 6.7 13.2
March 7.2 11.4
April 8.9 9.4
May 11.1 8.1
June 13.9 8.1
July 15.0 9.6
August 15.0 12.2
September 13.9 10.4
October 11.1 14.4
November 8.9 14.0
December 7.8 16.8
The climate to which this data pertains is
(a) St. Lawrence type
(b) China type
(c) West European type
(d) Mediterranean type
3177: Near the end of the year 2006, which one of the following countries was suspended from the Commonwealth after a military coup ?
(a) Tanzania
(b) Fiji
(c) Myanmar
(d) Kenya
3178: Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system ?
(a) The Earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system
(b) The predominant element in the composition of Earth is silicon
(c) The Sun contains 75 per cent of the mass of the solar system
(d) The diameter of the Sun is 190 times that of the Earth
3179: Which of the following is contained in the Concurrent List?
(a) Forests
(b) Education
(c) Police
(d) Agriculture
3180: Elements having atomic number higher than 92 in the periodic table are known as
(a) Transitional elements
(b) Rare earth elements
(c) Transuranic elements
(d) Alkaline earth metals