276: Why do you feel chill after having a dip in sea water?
(a) The difference in temperature between sea water and the atmosphere
(b) Evaporation of water from the body
(c) Deposition of salt on the body
(d) None of these
277: A quantity is found to vary in the order 9, 16, 25, 36, 49. What will be the next number in the order?
(a) 57
(b) 64
(c) 68
(d) 61
278: The human body is immune to which of the following diseases?
(a) Smallpox
(b) Diabetes
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) jaundice
279: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ?
List-I----------List-II
(Period)----------(Wars)
1. AD 1767-69----First Anglo Maratha War
2. AD 1790-92----Third Mysore War
3. AD 1824-26----First Anglo-Burmese War
4. AD 1845-46----Second Sikh War
(a) 2 and 4
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 3
280: In India, the tax proceeds of which one of the following as a percentage of gross tax revenue has significantly declined in the last five years ?
(a) Service tax
(b) Corporation tax
(c) Excise duty
(d) Personal income tax