1081: The tendency for increased litigation was visible after the introduction of the land settlement system of Lord Cornwallis in 1793. The reason for this is normally traced to which of the following provisions?
(a) Making Zamindar 's position stronger vis-a-vis the ryot
(b) Making East India Company an overlord of Zamindars
(c) Making judicial system more efficient
(d) None of the (a), (b) and (c) above
1082: The Dinesh Goswami Committee recommended
(a) the constitution of state-level election commissions
(b) List System of election to the Lok Sabha
(c) governmental funding of parliamentary elections
(d) a ban on the candidature of independent candidates in the parliamentary elections
1083: With reference to food chains. In ecosystems, consider the following statements:
1. A food chain illustrates the order in which a chain of organisms feed upon each other.
2. Food chains are found within the populations of a species.
3. A food chain illustrates the numbers of each organism which are eaten by others.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None
1084: Which one of the following is the landmark performance of Dr. V. Mohan Reddy, an Indian born doctor working in USA, during February, 2005?
(a) Successful brain surgery to revive the function of nearly dead brain of a premature born infant.
(b) Research on genetic engineering which can help in treatment of deadly disease like AIDS.
(c) Research on human stem cell which is likely to revolutionize treatment of deadly disease like cancer.
(d) Successful open heart procedure called arterial switch performed on an infant.
1085: Which one of the following polymers is widely used for making bullet proof material ?
(a) Polyvinyl chloride
(b) Polyamides
(c) Polyethylene
(d) Polycarbonates