1376: Several states in the North-Eastern part of India were carved out by separating them from Assam. Which one of the following pairs is not among them?

(a) Manipur and Meghalaya

(b) Mizoram and Tripura

(c) Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland

(d) Manipur and Tripura
1377: Assertion (A): Existence of human life on Venus is highly improbable.

Reason (R): Venus has extremely high level of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere.


(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
1378: Of the following, the oldest Sanskrit poet, whose composition still remains in original classical style, is:

(a) Asvaghosa

(b) Dandin

(c) Kalidasa

(d) Bhavabhuti
1379: The following figure contains three squares with areas of 100, 16 and 49 lying side by side as shown. By how much should the area of the middle square be reduced in order that the total length PQ of the resulting three squares is 19?


(a) 12
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) root 2
1380: Which one of the following can be prorogued but cannot be dissolved ?

(a) Rajya Sabha

(b) State Council

(c) Municipal Corporation

(d) Governing Council in a Union Territory