2731: Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?

(a) Brahmi

(b) Nandnagari

(c) Sharada

(d) Kharoshti
2732: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I
A. Harold Pinter
B. Jacques Diouf
C. Jose Manuel Barroso
D. Raymond Lafitte

List-II
1. Director-General, Fao
2. President, European Commission
3. World Bank appointed expert for Adjudicating on the Baglihar Hydel Project
4. Literature


2733: When you travel in certain parts of India, you will notice red soil. What is the main reason for this colour ?

(a) Abundance of magnesium
(b) Abundance of phosphates
(c) Presence of ferric-oxides
(d) Accumulated humus
2734: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List I List II

(Person) (Distinguished as)

I. Santosh Yadav (A) T.V. Host
II. Oprah Winfrey (B) Journalist
III. Oscar Wilde (C) Mountaineer
IV. P. Sainath (D) Dramatist and Author

Codes:

(a) I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B
(b) I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
(c) I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
(d) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
2735: The common ore of aluminium is:

(a) Bauxite

(b) Chromite

(c) Cryolite

(d) Monazite