Prelims

Examine the following statements : I watch TV only if I am bored. I am never bored when I have my brother’s company. Whenever I go to the theatre, I take my brother along. Which one of the following conclusions is valid in the context of the above statements ?

In track meets both 100 yards and 100 metres are used as distances. By how many metres is 100 metres longer than 100 yards ?

‘Yellow cake’, an item of smuggling across borders is

Consider the series given below : 4/12/95, 1/1/96, 29/1/96, 26/2/96,… The next term of the series is

“It begins as a single cell and grows into a merciless disease that claims millions of lives year after year. But scientists are steadily unlocking its mysteries, and the fight against it may now have reached a dramatic turning point. New discoveries promise better therapies and hope in the war against …” The disease referred to in the above quotation is

“By weaving threads of physics, chemistry and biology into a rich tapestry, this remarkable scientist provided a unifying molecular view of the world… He touted the wonderful properties of Vitamin C first as a cure of common cold and later as a preventive agent against cancer.” One of science’s major figures of all time referred to above is

‘The final Agent Orange raid in Vietnam took place in 1970;… areas have begun to bloom again. But 19 years after the war’s end, it seems plain that Agent Orange is killing and maiming human beings, something it never intended to do. The apparent toxic fall out from those clouds … is a crop of human miseries including cancers, miscarriages and birth defects—that may persist for decades.” The offensive substance referred to in the above quotation is

Which one of the following hormones contains iodine ?

Which of the following elements are present in all proteins ? I. Carbon II. Hydrogen III. Oxygen IV. Nitrogen Select the correct answer from the codes given below : Codes :

Most of the desert plants bloom during night time because