1. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: [1998]
List I (Special characteristic)
A. Smallest planet of the solar system
B. Largest planet of the solar system
C. Planet second from the Sun in the solar system
D. Planet nearest to the Sun
List II(Name of Planet)
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3.Jupiter
4. Fluto
5. Saturn
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2. Elephant pass, which is frequently in the news, is mentioned of the affairs of which one of the following? [2009]

3. If the starts are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizen by an observer, he is located on the: [2001]

4. In the middle of the year 2008 the Parliament of which one of the following countries became the first in the world to enact a Climate Act by passing "The Climate Change Accountability Bill"? [2009]

5. Volcanicm eruptions do not occur in the: [2001]

6. In the context of space technology, what is "Bhuvan", recently in the news? [2010]

7. Among other things, which one of the following was the purpose for which the Deepak Parekh Committee was constituted? [2009]

8. Estuaries possess distinct blooms of excessive growth of a pigmented dinofagellates. These blooms are called [1998]

9. Which one of the following scholars suggested the earth's origin from gases and dust particles? [1999]

10. Consider the following statements: [2002]
1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the same
2 Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance
3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds
4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean
Which of these statements are correct?