456: The non-permanent members of the Security Council of the UN elected by the General Assembly for a two years term at present include

(a) India, Austria, Ecuador, France

(b) Japan, India, Hungary, Venezuela

(c) Zimbabwe, Venezuela, India, France

(d) Morocco, Cape Verde, Belgium, Russia
457: In which one of the following is Malta located?

(a) Mediterranean Sea

(b) Baltic Sea

(c) Black Sea

(d) North Sea
458: Which one of the countries labelled as 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the given map was grantee membership of G -15 in its VII Summit at Kuala Lumpur ?


(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
459: In India, which one of the following States has the largest inland saline wetland?

(a) Rajasthan
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Haryana
460: Plankton refers to:

(a) A kind of fish

(b) A submerged platform in waters

(c) Drifting of organisms in a body of water

(d) A kind of animal living under water