Questions

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

P: The depletion of organic nutrients in the soil has reached alarming proportions, thanks to indiscriminate use of chemical fertiliser in Green Revolution areas.
Q: As against an acceptable level of ‘soil organic carbon’ of well over 5 percent, soils in Punjab are said to have levels far below 1 percent.
R: Besides, 5.3 billion tonnes of soil is eroded annually, at a rate of 16.4 tonnes/hectare.
S: The nutrient imbalance has been skewed by the overuse of urea (N) vis-a-vis phosphatic (P in chemical parlance) and potassic (K) fertiliser.

The repeated reflection that results in persistence of sound is called

Which  one  of  the  following  sectors  is  not affected   by   the   changes   made   in   the Foreign  Direct  Investment  Policy  in June 2016?

Which  one  of  the  following  statements  is not correct regarding the Office of the Vice President of India?

In 1969, who among the following was a part of the crew of spaceflight Apollo-XI?

Who is number 1 in the Forbes 2016 ranking of World's billionaires?

The political system in Afghanistan is known as

Study the Bar diagram carefully and answer the questions. The Bar diagram shows the trends of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India from all over the World (in Rs. crores).

The year which exhibited the 2nd highest growth percentage in FDI in India over the period shown is