2496: Which of the following pairs is correct?
City : River
(a) Baghdad : Tigris
(b) Bonn : Danube
(c) Rome : Seine
(d) Paris : Tiber
2497: With reference to agricultural soils, consider the following statements :
1. A high content of organic matter in soil drastically reduces its water holding capacity.
2. Soil does not play any role in the sulphur cycle.
3. Irrigation over a period of time can contribute to the salinization of some agricultural lands. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2498: Influence of genes in controlling the activity of living organisms is through:
(a) Photosynthesis
(b) Protein synthesis
(c) Vitamins
(d) Hormones
2499: Consider the following statements :
1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found.
2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers.
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
2500: The terms Wanna Cry, Petya and Eternal Blue' sometimes mentioned in the news recently are related to
(a) Exo-planets
(b) Crypto-currency
(c) Cyber attacks
(d) Mini satellites