471: Consider the following statements:
1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority
2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
472: Regarding "carbon credits", which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The goal of the carbon credit system is to limit the increase of carbon dioxide emission
(b) Carbon credits are awarded to countries or groups that have reduced greenhouse gases below their emission quota
(c) Carbon credits are traded at a price fixed from time to time by the United Nations Environment Programme
(d) The carbon credit system was ratified in conjunction with the Kyoto Protocol
473: A new type of El Nino called El Nino Modoki appeared in the news. In this context, consider the following statements:
1. Normal El Nino forms in the Central Pacific ocean whereas El-Nino Modoki forms in Eastern Pacific ocean.
2. Normal EI Nino results in diminished hurricanes in the Atlantic ocean but El Nino Modoki results in a greater number of hurricanes with greater frequency.
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
474: Which of the following States has "Urdu" as its official language?
(a) Bihar
(b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Rajasthan
475: Which pair among the following had the similar views during the national movement?
(a) Subrahmaniam Bharati and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru
(c) Chittaranjan Das and Rajagopalachari
(d) Mahatma Gandhi and Shaukat Ali