Examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below

Statement I : The potential energy that results from pushing water above mean sea level is transferred to kinetic energy that initiates the horizontal propagation of tsunami waves.

Statement II: The vertical displacement or' sea-water due to abrupt and jerky movements of fault blocks on sea-bed gives birth to tsunamis

• Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

• Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

• Statement I is true but Statement II is false

• Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below

Statement I: Indian economy has experienced slower growth rate during the years 2010-11 and 2011-12.

Statement II: Indian economy has experienced weakening industrial growth during the period.

• Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

• Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

• Statement I is true but Statement II is false

• Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Consider the following diseases:

1. Cholera
2. Tuberculosis
3. Filaria
4. Typhoid

Which of the above diseases are caused by bacteria?

• 1 and 3 only

• 2 and 4 only

• 1, 3 and 4

• 1, 2 and 4

Consider the following statements in relation to plant tissue 'chlorenchyma':

1. It is formed by the palisade and spongy mesophyll.
2. It is a form of parenchyma which contains chloroplasts.
3. It serves to transport organic solutes made by photosynthesis.
4. It is a thin transparent layer which has chiefly a protective function.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 and 3 only

• 1 and 2 only

• 2 and 4

• 1 only

Consider the following statements regarding osmosis in animal cells :

1. If the water potential of the solution surrounding the cell is too high, the cell shrinks.
2. If the water potential of the solution surrounding the cell is too low, the cell swells and bursts.
3. It is important to maintain a constant water potential inside the animal body.
4. In animal cells, water potential far exceeds the solute potential.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 and 2

• 3 only

• 4 only

• 2 and 3

In India, increase in population and diversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes have resulted in the decrease of

• forested land

• cultivable wasteland

• net sown area

• double-cropped area

Radioactive decay provides an internal source of heat for the earth. This helps in the formation of which type of rocks?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• All of the above

Sun emits energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation. The following help in the generation of solar energy. Arrange them in the rgnt sequence beginning from the starting of the cycle:

1. Hydrogen is converted to helium at very high temperatures and pressures.
2. The energy finds its way to sun's surface.
3. A vast quantity of energy is generated by nuclear fusion.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

• 1-2-3

• 2-3-1

• 3-2-1

• 1-3-2

The greatest seasonal contrast of insolation on the earth is in which of the following latitudinal zones?

• Equatorial

• Tropical

• Temperate

• Polar

80.

Consider the following statements:

1. The Ain-i Akbari is the third book in the Akbarnama written during the reign of the Mughal Emperor, Akbar.
2. Abu I Fazl was the author of the first two books of the Akbarnama, while Akbar was the author ofthe third.
3. The best known accounts of illustrated Mughal official reports are the Akbarnama and the Babarnama.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 only

• 1 and 3 only

• 3 only

• 1, 2 and 3