496: Consider the following organisms:

1. Agaricus

2. Nostoc

3. spirogyra

Which of the above is/are used as biofertilizer/biofertilizers?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
497: What is the approximate mean velocity with which the Earth moves round the Sun in its orbit ?

(a) 20 km/s
(b) 30 km/s
(c) 40 km/s
(d) 50 km/s
498: Match List I and (High Officials) with List II (Organisation) select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

List I List II

(High officials) (Organisation)

A. C P Jain 1. Indian Airlines
B. S Ramadorai 2. NTPC
C. Sunil Arora 3. TCS
D. Vivek Paul 4. Wipro Technologies

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 1 3 4
499: Which one of the following countries is the first country in the world to propose a carbon tax for its people to the address global warming ?

(a) New Zealand
(b) Germany
(c) Japan
(d) Australia
500: What is the correct sequence of the following events ?

I. Tilak's Home Rule League

II. Kamagatamaru Incident

III. Mahatma Gandhi's arrival in India

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

Codes :

(a) I, II, III
(b) III, II, I
(c) II, I, III
(d) II, III, I