626: Alauddin Khilji maintained control on price during his reign because:
(a) He wanted to keep large army at lower expenses.
(b) He had mercy with poor people.
(c) He wanted to gain popularity.
(d) All of the above
627: Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?
(a) Amoghavarsha I
(b) Dantidurga
(c) Dhruva
(d) Krishna I
628: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. Who said this?
(a) Winston Churchill
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Mao Tse-Tunq
629: With reference to the religious history of medieval India, the Sufi mystics were known to pursue which of the following practices?
1. Meditation and control of breath
2. Severe ascetic exercises in a lonely place
3. Recitation of holy songs to arouse a state of ecstasy in their audience
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
630: Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF)?
1. NIF is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology under the Central Government.
2. NIF is an initiative to strengthen the highly advanced scientific research in India's premier scientific institutions in collaboration with highly advanced foreign scientific institutions.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2