1596: A rectangular piece of iron sheet measuring 50 cm by 100 cm is rolled into a cylinder of height 50 cm. If the cost of painting the cylinder is Rs. 50 per square metre, then what will be the cost of painting the outer surface of the cylinder ?
(a) Rs. 25.00
(b) Rs. 37.50
(c) Rs. 75.00
(d) Rs. 87.50
1597: Where do the Sahariya tribals, who were recently in the news, live?
(a) Orissa
(b) Andhara Pardesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Assam
1598: Consider the following statemtns:
1. The Charter of the United Nations Organization was adopted at Geneva, Switzerland in June, 1945.
2. India was admitted to the United Nations Organization in the year 1945.
3. The Trusteeship Council of the United Nations Organization was established to manage the affairs of territories detached from Japan and Italy after the Second World War or such territories not under the control of country at that time.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 and 3
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1599: The current price index (base 1960) is nearly 330. This means that
(a) all items cost 3.3 times more than what they did in 1960
(b) the prices of certain selected items have gone upto 3.3 times
(c) weighted mean of prices of certain items has increased 3.3 times
(d) gold price has gone up 3.3 times
1600: A small weight put on the pressure cooker increases the pressure of steam because:
(a) It is air tight
(b) Area of contact is very small
(c) Density of metal is very high
(d) Pressure builds up irrespective of the weight placed