2986: With reference to India, which one the following statements is not correct?
(a) About one-third of the area of the country records more than 750 millimeters of annual rainfall
(b) The dominant source of irrigation in the country is wells
(c) Alluvial soil is the predominant type of soil in the northern plans of the country
(d) The mountain areas accounts for about thirty percent of the surface area of the country
2987: With reference to Indian economy, consider the following
1. Bank rate
2. Open market operations
3. Public debt
4. Public revenue
Which of the above is/are component/ components of Monetary Policy?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1, 3 and 4
2988: Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a) Naqqual : Bihar
(b) Tamasha : Orissa
(c) Ankia Nat : Assam
(d) Baha : Punjab
2989: Magasthenes visited the court of:
(a) Ashoka
(b) Harsha
(c) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) Vikramaditya
2990: Assertion (A):
The sponsor and the most prominent figure of the Chisti order of Sufis in India is Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti.
Reason (R):
The Chisti order takes its name from a village Chisti in Ajmer.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true