786: The speed of revolution of the earth in its orbit round the sun is
(a) Same throughout the year
(b) Greatest when the earth is nearest to the sun
(c) Greatest when the earth is farthest from the sun
(d) Least when the earth is nearest to the sun
787: To reach the final of first Grand Slam of the year 2000, Martina Hingis defeated
(a) Lindsay Davenport
(b) Jennifer Capriati
(c) Sarena Williams
(d) Conchita Martinez
788: If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means that
(a) the polling was very poor
(b) the election was for a multi-member constituency
(c) the elected candidate's victory over his nearest rival was very marginal
(d) a very large number of candidates contested the election
789: The International Rice Research Institute is located in:
(a) The Philippines
(b) Thailand
(c) Indonesia
(d) Malaysia
790: Several states in the North-Eastern part of India were carved out by separating them from Assam. Which one of the following pairs is not among them?
(a) Manipur and Meghalaya
(b) Mizoram and Tripura
(c) Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland
(d) Manipur and Tripura