1776: Who led the extremists before the arrival of Gandhiji on the political scene for freedom struggle?

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(b) Dadabhai Naoroji

(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
1777: Assertion (A):
Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year.

Reason (R):
High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equator.

(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
1778: In typhoid which of the following drugs is administered?

(a) Chloromycetin

(b) Penicillin

(c) Sulphonamide

(d) Tetracycline
1779: Consider the following statements :

1. Natural gas occurs in the Gondwana beds.
2. Mica occurs in abundance in Kodarma.
3. Dharwars are famous for petroleum.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) None
1780: otal time taken by a person in going to a place by walking and returning on cycle is 5 hours 45 minutes. He would have gained 2 hours by cycling both ways. The time taken by him to walk both ways is

(a) 6 hours 45 minutes
(b) 7 hours 45 minutes
(c) 8 hours 15 minutes
(d) 8 hours 30 minutes