251. Choose the proper alternative given in the codes to replace the question mark

Bee-Honey, Cow-Milk, Teacher-?

(A) Intelligence

(B) Marks

(C) Lessons

(D) Wisdom

Answer: (D)

252. P is the father of R and S is the son of Q and T is the brother of P. If R is the sister of S, how is Q related to T

(A) Wife

(B) Sister-in-law

(C) Brother-in-law

(D) Daughter-in-law

Answer: (B)

253. A definition put forward to resolve a dispute by influencing attitudes or stirring emotions is called

(A) Lexical

(B) Persuasive

(C) Stipulative

(D) Precisions

Answer: (B)

254. Which of the codes given below contains only the correct statements?

Statements:

(i) Venn diagram is a clear method of notation.

(ii) Venn diagram is the most direct method of testing the validity of categorical syllogisms.

(iii) In Venn diagram method the premises and the conclusion of a categorical syllogism is diagrammed.

(iv) In Venn diagram method the three overlapping circles are drawn for testing a categorical syllogism.

Codes:

(A) (i), (ii) & (iii)

(B) (i), (ii) & (iv)

(C) (ii), (iii) & (iv)

(D) (i), (iii) & (iv)

Answer: (B)

255. Inductive reasoning presupposes

(A) Unity in human nature.

(B) Integrity in human nature.

(C) Uniformity in human nature.

(D) Harmony in human nature.

Answer: (C)

Read the table below and based on this table answer questions from 6 to 11:

Area under Major Horticulture Crops (in lakh hectares)

Year	Fruits	Vegetables	Flowers	Total Horticulture Area
2005-06	53	72	1	187
2006-07	56	75	1	194
2007-08	58	78	2	202
2008-09	61	79	2	207
2009-10	63	79	2	209

256.  Which of the following two years have recorded the highest rate of increase in area under the total horticulture?

(A) 2005-06 & 2006-07

(B) 2006-07 & 2008-09

(C) 2007-08 & 2008-09

(D) 2006-07 & 2007-08

Answer: (D)

257. Shares of the area under flowers, vegetables and fruits in the area under total horticulture are respectively:

(A) 1, 38 and 30 percent

(B) 30, 38 and 1 perctent

(C) 38, 30 and 1 percent

(D) 35, 36 and 2 percent

Answer: (A)

258. Which of the following has recorded the highest rate of increase in area during 2005-06 to 2009-10?

(A) Fruits

(B) Vegetables

(C) Flowers

(D) Total horticulture

Answer: (C)

259. Find out the horticultural crops that have recorded an increase of area by around 10 percent from 2005-06 to 2009-10.

(A) Fruits

(B)Vegetables

(C) Flower

(D)Total horticulture

Answer: (B)

260. What has been the share of area under fruits, vegetables and flowers in the area under total horticulture in 2007-08?

(A) 53 percent

(B) 68 percent

(C) 79 percent

(D) 100 percent

Answer: (B)

261. In which year, area under fruits has recorded the highest rate of increase?

(A) 2006-07

(B) 2007-08

(C) 2008-09

(D) 2009-10

Answer: (A)

262. ‘www’ stands for

(A) work with web

(B) word wide web

(C) world wide web

(D) worth while web

Answer: (C)

263. A hard disk is divided into tracks which is further subdivided into

(A) Clusters

(B) Sectors

(C) Vectors

(D) Heads

Answer: (B)

264. A computer program that translates a program statement by statement into machine languages is called a/an

(A) Compiler

(B) Simulator

(C) Translator

(D) Interpreter

Answer: (D)

265. A Gigabyte is equal to

(A) 1024 Megabytes

(B) 1024 Kilobytes

(C) 1024 Terabytes

(D) 1024 Bytes

Answer: (A)

266. A Compiler is a software which converts

(A) characters to bits

(B) high level language to machine language

(C) machine language to high level language

(D) words to bits

Answer: (B)

267. Virtual memory is

(A) an extremely large main memory.

(B) an extremely large secondary memory.

(C) an illusion of extremely large main memory.

(D) a type of memory used in super computers.

Answer: (C)

268. The phrase “tragedy of commons” is in the context of

(A) tragic even related to damage caused by release of poisonous gases.

(B) tragic conditions of poor people.

(C) degradation of renewable free access resources.

(D) climate change.

Answer: (C)

269. Kyoto Protocol is related to

(A) Ozone depletion

(B) Hazardous waste

(C) Climate change

(D) Nuclear energy

Answer: (C)

270. Which of the following is a source of emissions leading to the eventual formation of surface ozone as a pollutant?

(A) Transport sector

(B) Refrigeration and Air-conditioning

(C) Wetlands

(D) Fertilizers

Answer: (A)