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The standard time of the following countries is ahead or behind Greenwich Mean Time depending on whether they are east or west of the longitude passing through Greenwich : I. Cuba II. Greece III. Iraq IV. Costa Rica V. Japan Which one of the following sequential orders gives the correct arrangement of the countries according to their standard time from ahead to behind GMT?

According to the 1991 Census, the highest percentage of population in India is to be found in the age-group of

The Alpine vegetation in the western Himalayas is found only up to a height of 3000 metres, while in the eastern Himalayas it is found up to a height of 4000 metres,. The reason for this variation in the same mountain range is that

Consider the table given below providing some details of the results of the election to the Karnataka State Legislative . In terms of electoral analysis, the voter-seat distortion is to be explained as the result of the adoption of the

To prevent recurrence of scams in Indian Capital Market, the Government of India has assigned regulatory powers to

Who among the following was a Brahmavadini who composed some hymns of the Vedas ?

Given below is a map of some countries which were parts of the erstwhile Soviet Union, with water bodies shown by shaded areas : The countries marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are respectively

The word ‘Hindu’ as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by

A meteor is

In the sequence 462, 420, 380, X, 306. X stands for