426: The first Indian ruler who joined the Subsidiary Alliance was
(a) the Nawab of Oudh
(b) the Nizam of Hyderabad
(c) Peshwa Baji Rao II
(d) the King of Travancore
427: The acidification of oceans is increasing. Why is this phenomenon a cause of concern?
1. The growth and survival of calcareous phytoplankton will be adversely affected.
2. The growth and survival of coral reefs will be adversely affected.
3. The survival of some animals that have phytoplanktonic larvae will be adversely affected.
4. The cloud seeding and formation of clouds will be adversely affected.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
428: Which country among the following has been involved in two in Test cricket?
(a) Australia
(b) India
(c) West Indies
(d) England
429: With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?
(a) Akbar
(b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
430: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Recent Scientific Achievement : Country
(a) Creating the worlds first human chromosome : United Kingdom
(b) Cloning a human embryo for the first time : Germany
(c) Guiding a spacecraft for collision with a comet : USA
(d) Landing a spacecraft on an asteroid : Japan