Questions

_________ is any attribute of the organism (morphological, physiological, behavioural) that enables the organism to survive and reproduce in its habitat.

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.

In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

________________ various signs of economic slowdown such as languishing industrial production and adverse __________________of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand, the government is apparently unable ____________________ unwilling to increase public spending to _________________ people’s material distress or to kick-start economic ____________________ to increase employment.

spending to _________________ people's material distress

The astronomer who discovered planet Pluto was ___.

The Karnataka government launched the Bengaluru city logo- making Bengaluru the first Indian city to get its own logo - on 24 December 2017 for branding the city as a

On 24 January 2018, the Ministry of Women and Child Development launched a web based Rapid Reporting System for the ______.

Which country, on 25 October 2017 announced that it would be introduced a minimum wage for workers?

Who is the author of the book named "Making India Awesome"?