2636: Magasthenes visited the court of:

(a) Ashoka

(b) Harsha

(c) Chandragupta Maurya

(d) Vikramaditya
2637: In the context of India's Five Year Plans, a shift in the pattern of industrialization, with lower emphasis on heavy industries and more on infrastructure begins in

(a) Sixth Plan
(c) Eighth Plan
(c) Fourth Plan
(d) Tenth Plan
2638: Consider the following statements :

1. The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India.
2. The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made on
it.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2639: After sowing seeds, the fertilisers used are:

(a) Phosphates

(b) Nitrates

(c) Green manures

(d) All of these
2640: Who among the following has been the Captain of the Indian team in Cricket Test Matches for the maximum number of times?

(a) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
(b) Sunil Gavaskar
(c) Mohammad Azharuddin
(d) Saurav Ganguly