3501: Other than resistance to pests, what are the prospects for which genetically engineered plants have been created?
1. To enable them to withstand drought
2. To increase the nutritive value of the produce
3. To enable them to grow and do photosynthesis in spaceships and space stations
4. To increase their shelf life
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
3502: The surface of a lake is frozen in severe winter, but the water at its bottom is still liquid. What is the reason?
(a) Ice is a bad conductor of heat
(b) Since the surface of the lake is at the same temperature as the air, no heat is lost
(c) The density of water is maximum at 4 degree celcius
(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct.
3503: Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century ?
(a) Influence of rise of a large number of money lenders, traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas
(b) The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the' tribal communities
(c) Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas
(d) Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products
3504: Match List I (Name of the Person) with List II (Associated with) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
(Name of the person) (Associated with)
A. Brijtnoham Lall Mungal 1. Biotechnology
B. Kiran Karnik 2. Automobile industry
C. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw 3. Software industry
D. Sunil Mittal 4. Telecom Industry
5. Film Industry
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 5 2
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 1 5 4
3505: Assertion (A):
According to statistics, more female children, are born each year than male children in India.
Reason (R):
In India, the death rate of a male child is higher than that of the female child.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true