501: In the context of India's Five Year Plans, a shift in the pattern of industrialization, with lower emphasis on heavy industries and more on infrastructure begins in
(a) Sixth Plan
(c) Eighth Plan
(c) Fourth Plan
(d) Tenth Plan
502: Contour bunding is used:
(a) To stop the winds in sandy deserts
(b) To irrigate desert areas
(c) To prevent erosion in hilly areas
(d) None of the above
503: The resolving power of an electron microscope is much higher than that of an ordinary light microscope because resolving power increases:
(a) If wavelength is short and wavelength of electron beam can be made quite small by accelerating the electrons.
(b) If wavelength is short and light given by electrons has very short wavelength.
(c) If magnification is high and electronic lens provides much higher magnification.
(d) If magnification is high and the electron microscope has a battery of lenses to provide high magnification.
504: Consider the following statements:
1. Toothless mammals such as pangolins are not found in India.
2. Gibbon is the only ape found in India.
Which of the statements given above is are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
505: Which one of the following best describes the term "Merchant Discount Rate" sometimes seen in news ?
(a) The incentive given by a bank to a merchant for accepting payments through debit cards pertaining to that bank.
( b) The amount paid back by banks to their customers when they use debit cards for financial transactions for purchasing goods or services.
(c) The charge to a merchant by a bank for accepting payments from his customers through the bank's debit cards.
(d) The incentive given by the Government, to merchants for promoting digital payments by their customers through Point of Sale (PoS) machines and debit cards.