India was the 3rd largest Internet market in the world after China and the United States by the end of 2011. In an article published on January 6, 2012, Twitter was confirmed to be the biggest social media network in Japan, with Facebook following closely in second. Indonesia was pushed into third place by India (second) in 2010.

Correct Option: D

India was the 3rd largest Internet market in the world after China and the United States by the end of 2011. In an article published on January 6, 2012, Twitter was confirmed to be the biggest social media network in Japan, with Facebook following closely in second. Indonesia was pushed into third place by India (second) in 2010.

Since 2004, Washington and New Delhi have been pursuing a “strategic partnership” that is based on shared values and generally convergent geopolitical interests. Both the countries have agreements trade and investment, intellectual properties and traditional knowledge with the result that the United States is India’s largest investment partner, with a direct investment of $9 billion (accounting for 9 percent of total foreign investment).

Correct Option: D

Since 2004, Washington and New Delhi have been pursuing a “strategic partnership” that is based on shared values and generally convergent geopolitical interests. Both the countries have agreements trade and investment, intellectual properties and traditional knowledge with the result that the United States is India’s largest investment partner, with a direct investment of $9 billion (accounting for 9 percent of total foreign investment).

The giant 2004 Sumatra earthquake ruptured the greatest fault length of any recorded earthquake, spanning a distance of 1500 km, or longer than the state of California. Rather than tearing the land apart all at once, the rupture started beneath the epicenter marked in the figure below and progressed northward along the fault at about 2 km/sec. This giant quake of 2004 was followed just four months later by the magnitude 8.7 quake of March 28, 2005.

Correct Option: B

The giant 2004 Sumatra earthquake ruptured the greatest fault length of any recorded earthquake, spanning a distance of 1500 km, or longer than the state of California. Rather than tearing the land apart all at once, the rupture started beneath the epicenter marked in the figure below and progressed northward along the fault at about 2 km/sec. This giant quake of 2004 was followed just four months later by the magnitude 8.7 quake of March 28, 2005.

In September 2009, a Mongolian ship called Black Rose carrying 4 tonnes of furnace oil as well as 24 tonnes of diesel sank off the Paradip waters. The accident triggered oil spill, endangering marine aquatic lives in the region. However, the stored furnace oil in the sunken ship was extracted on time, averting a major marine ecological disaster.

Correct Option: B

In September 2009, a Mongolian ship called Black Rose carrying 4 tonnes of furnace oil as well as 24 tonnes of diesel sank off the Paradip waters. The accident triggered oil spill, endangering marine aquatic lives in the region. However, the stored furnace oil in the sunken ship was extracted on time, averting a major marine ecological disaster.

A trade bloc is a type of intergovernmental agreement, often part of a regional intergovernmental organization, where regional barriers to trade, (tariffs and non-tariff barriers) are reduced or eliminated among the participating states. Trade blocs can be stand-alone agreements between several states (such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or part of a regional organization (such as the European Union). Depending on the level of economic integration, trade blocs can fall into different categories, such as: preferential trading areas, free trade areas, customs unions, common markets and economic and monetary unions.

Correct Option: A

A trade bloc is a type of intergovernmental agreement, often part of a regional intergovernmental organization, where regional barriers to trade, (tariffs and non-tariff barriers) are reduced or eliminated among the participating states. Trade blocs can be stand-alone agreements between several states (such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) or part of a regional organization (such as the European Union). Depending on the level of economic integration, trade blocs can fall into different categories, such as: preferential trading areas, free trade areas, customs unions, common markets and economic and monetary unions.