2866: Within biological communities, some species are important in determining the ability of a large number of other species to persist in the community. Such species are called
(a) Keystone species
(b) Allopatric species
(c) Sympatric species
(d) Threatened species
2867: The following news item appeared in a National daily dated 1-12-1999:
.....Parliament today rejected a Bill to grant women the right to vote and stand for office in parliamentary elections, by a margin of 32 to 30.
The National Assembly was split between liberal, pro-government and Shiite Muslim deputies who were in favour of women's rights, while the opposition camp grouped Sunni Muslim fundamentalists and tribal MPs. A total of 64 MPs and Ministers were present, of whom two abstained.
The Parliament referred to in this quotation is that of
(a) Kuwait
(b) Iran
(c) Bahrain
(d) Saudi Arabia
2868: The only anthropoid ape to be found in India is the
(a) hanuman monkey
(b) liontailed macaque of Western Ghats
(c) slow loris of Assam
(d) whitebrowed gibbon of Assam
2869: One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Mumbai to
(a) Alexandria
(b) Suez
(c) Port Said
(d) Benghazi
2870: Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which one of the following?
(a) Kosi Project
(b) Damodar Valley Project
(c) Bhakra Nangal Project
(d) Chambal Project