1266: Among the Indian languages, which one is spoken maximum in the world after Hindi?

(a) Malayalam
(b) Tamil
(c) Telugu
(d) Bengali
1267: Consider the following statements:

1. Geological Survey of India (GSI), comes under Ministry of Mines.

2. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), comes under the Ministry of Culture.

3. Balmer Lawrie comes under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.


Which of the above statements is/are true

(a) Only 1 is true

(b) only 2 is true

(c) Both 1 and 2 is true

(d) Neither is true
1268: Consider the following statements :

Coke is one of the materials of the charge added to blast furnace for the production of steel/iron. Its function is to

I. act as a reducing agent.
II. remove silica associated with the iron ore.
III. function as fuel, to supply heat.
IV. act as an oxidizing agent.

Of these statements:

(a) I and II are correct

(b) II and IV are correct

(c) I and III are correct

(d) III and IV are correct
1269: Match List-I with List-II and Select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I(Persoan) List-II(Position/Organization)

A. Nancy Pelosi 1. WTO

B. Margaret Chan 2. Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives

C. Pascal Lasmy 3. WHO

D. Steve Ballmer 4. Microsoft


(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 2 3 1 4
1270: Diamond and Emerald contain:

(a) Carbon and silicon

(b) Carbon and zinc

(c) Silicon, aluminium and beryllium

(d) Carbon and calcium