2411: Consider the following pairs:

Sea : Bordering Country

1. Adriatic Sea : Albania
2. Black Sea : Croatia
3. Caspian Sea : Kazakhstan
4. Mediterranean Sea : Morocco
5. Red Sea : Syria

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) 1, 2 and 4 only

(b) 1, 3 and 4 only

(c) 2 and 5 only

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
2412: With reference to an initiative called The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is an initiative hosted by UNEP, IMF and World Economic Forum.
2. It is a global initiative that focuses on drawing attention to the economic benefits of biodiversity.
3. It presents an approach that can help decision-makers recognize, demonstrate and capture the value of ecosystems and biodiversity.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2413: At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon which one of the following Governors- General kept the British flag flying high in India ?

(a) Warren Hastings

(b) Lord Cornwallis

(c) Lord Wellesley

(d) Lord Hastings
2414: What is the smallest 6 digit number exactly divisible by 111?
2415: There are more anti-bacterial drugs than anti-viral drugs because

(a) Bacterial diseases are intra-cellular.

(b) Viral diseases are intra-cellular.

(c) Virus are smaller than bacteria.

(d) Drugs can penetrate bacteria more effectively