3286: Monazite is an ore of

(a) zirconium

(b) thorium

(c) titanium

(d) iron
3287: Which of the following statements is correct?

(a) Northern Ireland is included in U.K. and Southern Ireland is a sovereign independent, democratic republic.

(b) Southern Ireland is included in U.K. and Northern Ireland is a sovereign independent, democratic republic.

(c) Both are sovereign, independent, democratic republics.

(d) Both are included in U.K.
3288: Assertion (A):

Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny.

Reason (R):

There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas.

(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
3289: Which one of the following pairs of metals constitutes the lightest metal and the heaviest metal, respectively?

(a) Lithium and mercury

(b) Lithium and osmium

(c) Aluminium and osmium

(d) Aluminium and mercury
3290: Thyagaraja of 18th century was:

(a) The greatest musician who composed his songs in Telugu

(b) The greatest Kathak dancer

(c) The greatest playwright of Tamil

(d) The greatest Sanskrit poet