1681: Every year, a month long ecologically important campaign / festival is held during which certain communities / tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees. Which of the following are such communities / tribes?
(a) Bhutia and Lepcha
(b) Gond and Korku
(c) Irula and Toda
(d) Sahariya and Agariya
1682: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List-I(Person) List-II(known as)
A. Bhajan Sopori 1. Bharatnatyam dancer
B. Birju Maharaj 2. Exponent of Santoor
C. Priyadarsini Govind 3. Mridangam maestro
D. T.V.Gopalakrishnan 4. Kathak dancer
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 3 1 4 2
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 2 1 4 3
1683: Match:
List I (Persons in news)
A. Luisa Dias Diogo
B. Mwai Kibaki
C. Rupiah Banda
List II (Countries they belong to)
1. Kenya
2. Mozambique
3. Zambia
4. Zimbabwe
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 2 1 3
(c) 2 1 4
(d) 1 2 4
1684: Match the cities labelled as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the given map with the names of the institutes located in these cities and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the institutes.
Names of Institutes
(A) Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
(B) Central Sheep Breeding Farm
(C) National Dairy Research Institute
(D) National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management
Codes:
(a) A-5, B-1, C-3, D-2
(b) A-5, B-2, C-1, D-4
(c) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
(d) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
1685: India is an important member of the 'International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor'. If this experiment succeeds, what is the immediate advantage for India?
(a) It can use thorium in place of uranium for power generation
(b) It can attain a global role in satellite navigation
(c) It can drastically improve the efficiency of its fission reactors in power generation
(d) It can build fusion reactors for power generation