771: The working of the quartz crystal In the watch is based on the
(a) Photoelectric Effect
(b) Johnson Effect
(c) Piezo-electric Effect
(d) Edison Effect
772: The behaviour of a fictitious stock market index (comprising a weighted average of the market prices of a selected list of companies including some multinational corporations (MNC's) over a 15 day period is shown in the graph. The behaviour of the MNC's in the same period is also shown in the second graph. Which one of the following is a valid conclusion ?
(a) MNC's fell steeper in the period depicted
(b) Share prices of every non-MNC company soared by over 5% on the 12th day
(c) Government announced a policy disfavouring MNC's on the 11th day
(d) Whatever be the reason favouring market revival on the 12th day, it appears to be relevant only to non-MNC companies
773: Assertion (A):
Emperor Akbar marched towards Afghanistan in 1581 with a huge army.
Reason (R):
He was on his way to reclaim his ancestral country of Ferghana in Central Asia.
(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
774: Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century ?
(a) Rast Goftar
(b) Durgesh Nandini
(c) Maharatha
(d) Nibandhamala
775: Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to preindependence India as traders?
(a) French
(b) English
(c) Portuguese
(d) Dutch