156: A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village which was situated 5 km east of the point where he was standing. He had no instruments to find the direction but he located the polestar. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk
(a) In the direction facing the polestar
(b) In the direction opposite to the polestar
(c) In the direction keeping the polestar to his left
(d) In the direction keeping the polestar to his right
157: Which one of the following edicts mentions the personal name of Asoka ?
(a) Kalsi
(b) Rummindei
(c) Special Kalinga Edict
(d) Maski
158: Who were Jagirdars during the reign of Akbar?
(a) Large estate owners
(b) Officials of state who were given "jagir" in place of cash pay
(c) Revenue collectors
(d) Autonomous rulers under Akbar
159: Assertion (A):
Ceiling on foreign exchange for a host of current account transaction heads was lowered in the year 2000.
Reason (R):
There was a fall in foreign currency assets also.
(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 a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is fasle, but R is true
160: Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" ?
(a) Adult members of any household
(b) Adult members of only the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe households
(c) Adult members of below poverty line (BPL) households
(d) Adult members of households of all backward communities