1241: INSAT-3E, India's communication satellite, was launched in 2003 from:
(a) French Guyana
(b) Seychelles
(c) Mauritius
(d) Mauritania
1242: Which of the following can be said as the 'Theory of Darwin'
(a) Survival of the fittest and struggle for existence
(b) Weak and strong always maintain a fixed proportion
(c) Different species do not arise by genetic mutation
(d) None of these
1243: 'Buyers market' denotes the place where:
(a) The demand exceeds the supply
(b) The supply exceeds the demand
(c) The demand and supply are well balanced
(d) Commodities are available at competitive rates
1244: In the Indian context the term De-notified tribes refers to
(a) tribes which are aboriginals
(b) nomadic tribes
(c) tribes practising shifting cultivation
(d) tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes
1245: Other than resistance to pests, what are the prospects for which genetically engineered plants have been created?
1. To enable them to withstand drought
2. To increase the nutritive value of the produce
3. To enable them to grow and do photosynthesis in spaceships and space stations
4. To increase their shelf life
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4