836: Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because

(a) it has a high boiling point

(b) it has a high dipole moment

(c) it has a high specific heat

(d) it has no colour
837: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(a) T. S. Krishnamurthy : Former Chief Election Commissioner of India
(b) K. C. Pant : Chairman, Tenth Finance Commission of India
(c) A. M. Khusro : Former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission
(d) R. C. Lahoti : Former Chief Justice of India

838: Which one of the following bodies finalises the Five-Year Plans proposals?

(a) Planning Commission

(b) Union Cabinet

(c) National Development Council

(d) Ministry of Planning
839: The primitive tribes of Andaman are descendants of:

(a) Negroids

(b) Australoids

(c) Mongoloids

(d) Caucasoids
840: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

Irrigation Project : State

1. Damanganga : Gujarat

2. Girna : Maharashtra

3. Pamba : Kerala

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1 and 3 only