281: Which one of the following agricultural practices is eco-friendly ?
(a) Organic farming
(b) Shifting cultivation
(c) Cultivation of high-yielding varieties
(d) Growing plants in glass-houses
282: What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat ?
(a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore
(b) The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab
(c) He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur)
(d) He wanted to annes all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his kingdom
283: Match the following:
List I (Famous Temple)
A. Vidyashankara temple
B. Rajarani temple
C. Kandaraiya Mahadeo temple
D. Bhimesvara temple
List II (State)
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Karnataka
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Orissa
Code:
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 1 3 4 2
(d) 2 4 3 1
284: Projects and Development India Limited is Mainly engaged is design engineering, procurement and supervision of construction/commissioning in which area?
(a) Pharmaceutical plants
(b) Petroleum refineries and sugar factories
(c) Ship-building yards
(d) Fertilliser and allied chemical plants
285: For short-term climate prediction, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the India subcontinent?
(a) La Nina
(b) Movement of Jet Streams
(c) El Nino and Southern Oscillations
(d) Greenhouse effects on global level