696: "Bijanti" government is compared to the Chola's for:

(a) Rural democracy

(b) Administrative system

(c) Land revenue collection system

(d) Display of wealth
697: Which one of the following pairs of materials serves as electrodes in chargeable batteries commonly used in devices such as torchlights, electric shavers, etc?

(a) Nickel and cadmium

(b) Zinc and carbon

(c) Lead peroxide and lead

(d) Iron and cadmium
698: 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
699: What could be the main reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt ?

1. It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells.

2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
700: 3 digits are chosen at random from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 without repeating any digit. What is the probability that their product is odd?

(A) 7/48
(B) 5/108
(C) 2/3
(D) 5/42