2976: In the context of Indian economy, 'Open Market Operations' refers to
(a) borrowing by scheduled banks from the RBI
(b) lending by commercial banks to industry and trade
(c) purchase and sale of government securities by the RBI
(d) None of the above
2977: Which one of the following pairs of metals constitutes the lightest metal and the heaviest metal, respectively?
(a) Lithium and mercury
(b) Lithium and osmium
(c) Aluminium and osmium
(d) Aluminium and mercury
2978: Match List I (Ethnic Community) with List II (Country ) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I -- List II
(Ethnic community) -- (Country)
A. Apatani -- 1. China
B. Dayak -- 2. India
C. Dinka -- 3. Indonesia
D. Uighur -- 4. Sudan
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 3 2 1 4
2979: A solid cube just gets completely immersed in water when a 0.2 kg mass is placed on it. If the mass is removed, the cube is 2 cm about the water level. What is the length of each side of the cube?
(a) 12 cm
(b) 10 cm
(c) 8 cm
(d) 6 cm
2980: Among the following, which one has the minimum population on the basis of data of Census of India, 2001 ?
(a) Puctucherry
(b) Sikkim
(c) Mizoram
(d) Chandigarh