1: Consider the following statements:
1. National Thermal Power Corporation has diversified into hydropower sector.
2. Power Grid Corporation of India has diversified into telecom sector.
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
2: Helium is used for respiration in deep water instead of nitrogen because:
(a) It is heavier than nitrogen
(b) It is lighter than nitrogen
(c) It mixes less in blood than nitrogen
(d) It helps oxygen burn more quickly
3: All the six letters of the name SACHIN are arranged to from different words without repeating any letter in any one word.The words so formed are then arranged as in a dictionary. What will be the Position of the world SACHIN in that sequence?
(A) 751
(B) 601
(C) 436
(D) 590
4: Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century ?
(a) Influence of rise of a large number of money lenders, traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas
(b) The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the' tribal communities
(c) Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas
(d) Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products
5: In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following?
(a) Aluminium
(b) Silicon
(c) Iron
(d) Chromium