1196: Consider the following statements regarding power sector in India :
I. The installed capacity of power generation is around 95000 MW.
II. Nuclear plants contribute nearly 15% of total power generation.
III. Hydroelectricity plants contribute nearly 40% of total power generation.
IV. Thermal plants at present account for nearly 80% of total power generation.
Which of these statements is/are correct ?
(a) I only
(b) II and III
(c) III and IV
(d) I and IV
1197: Less dew is formed on cloudy nights because:
(a) Clouds absorb the falling dew
(b) Clouds scatter moisture
(c) In cloudy nights the radiation takes place very slowly
(d) In cloudy nights the radiation takes place very quickly
1198: Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920 ?
(a) Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Hasrat Mohani
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
1199: Recently, several hundred South Africa soldiers were sent to Burundi
(a) to side with the Tutsi tribe in the country's civil war
(b) to side with the Hutu tribe in the ongoing ethnic conflict
(c) as a part of United Nations special force to keep control on the ethnic groups revolting against the government
(d) as South Africa's protection force to help mediate and agreement between warring groups of civil war
1200: The theme of the World Development Report, 2001 is
(a) From Plan to Market
(b) Knowledge for Development
(c) Attacking Poverty
(d) The State in the Changing World