1696: Mandamus means:
(a) A writ issued by a superior court command that a specified thing be done
(b) A legal term for a prisoner's right to appear in person and be tried in court
(c) A written public declaration of the intentions, opinions or motives of a sovereign or of a leader, party or body
(d) The principle of hybridisation, discovered by Gregor Mendel which led to the improved breeds of plant and animal life
1697: Among the following, which one lays eggs and does not produce young ones directly?
(a) Kangaroo
(b) Echidna
(c) Whale
(d) Porcupine
1698: Sex of a child is determined by the:
(a) Chromosomes of father
(b) Chromosomes of mother
(c) Rh factor of parents
(d) None of these
1699: Consider the following statements:
A 4-wheel vehicle moving a sharp circular path at high speed will
1. Overturn about its outer wheels
2. Overturn about its inner wheels
3. Skid outwards
4. Skid inwards
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 4
1700: Consider the following statements :
1. The duration of the monsoon decreases from southern India to northern India.
2. The amount of annual rainfall in the northern plains of India decreases from east to west.
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