496: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I List II
I. Fruit (A) Ovule
II. Seed (B) Leaf
III. Wood (C) Stem
IV. Starch (D) Ovary
Codes:
(a) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
(b) I-D, II-A, III-C, IV-B
(c) I-B, II-C, III-A, IV-D
(d) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
497: 'Basel III Accord' or simply 'Basel III', often seen in the news, seeks to
(a) develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity
(b) improve banking sector's ability to deal with financial and economic stress and improve risk management
(c) reduce the greenhouse gas emissions but places a heavier burden on developed countries
(d) transfer technology from developed Countries to poor countries to enable them to replace the use of chlorofluorocarbons in refrigeration with harmless chemicals
498: With reference to 'Forest Carbon Partnership Facility', which of the following statements is/ are correct?
1. It is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples.
2. It provides financial aid to universities, individual scientists and institutions involved in scientific forestry research to develop eco-friendly and climate adaptation technologies for sustainable forest management.
3. It assists the countries in their 'REDD + (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation+)' efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
499: Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement?
(a) Annie Besant
(b) A. O. Hume
(c) R. Palme Dutt
(d) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
500: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) Jim Laker : Highest number of wickets in a Cricket Test match
(b) Brian Lara : Highest score in an innings in Test Cricket
(c) Sanath Jayasurya & Roshan Mahanama : Highest partnership in an innings in Test Cricket
(d) Sunil M. Gavaskar : Highest aggregate of runs in Test Cricket