राज्यसेवा मुख्य परीक्षा २०१६ GS-4

Cells derived from _______  were the first human cells to grow well in the laboratory.

Complete the following statement : Navapur turdal, Solapur pomegranate, Waigaon turmeric _____________ .

Sir Fredrick Banting, the Nobel Prize winning discoverer of insulin, established the first _________ research centre in 1940, with the help of corporate sponsors,

Complete the statement :

Selenate, Arsenate and Sulphur ___________. 

Agrobacterium tumafaceins is a ____________ .

Mithi River (Mumbai) originates in the Vihar Lake Area, flows southwards, has a total geographical length of about ___________ .

Listed below are the sources of global emission of green house gases from anthropogenic sources (IPCC Report). Rank these sources in increasing order of emission percentage.

(a) Burriing of fossil fuels (CO2)

(b) Wetland, Rice Cultivation (CH) 

(c) Cement production (CO2) 

(d) Deforestation, decay of biomass (CO2) 

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___________  is similar in mechanism to Landslide involve a large amount of ice, snow and rock falling quickly down the mountain. 

Read the given statements about Banda Aceh Earthquake (Sumatra, Indonesia) and choose the correct option. 

(a) The earthquake measured 9.0 on the Richter Scale.

(b) It devastated coastal communities in Indonesia and all 11 other countries in the Indian Ocean.

(c) The boxing day earthquake shook the earth's crust for eight minutes.

(d) An earthquake occurred on 28 December, 2004.

Landslides occur due to : 

(a) Deforestation

(b) Volcanic eruptions

(c) Weakening of slope by heavy rains

(d) All the above

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