1236: Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
(a) India's first Technicolour film : Jhansi Ki Rani
(b) India's first 3-D film : My Dear Kuttichat
(c) India's first insured film : Taal
(d) India's first actress to win the Bharat Ratna : Meena Kumari
1237: The basic education advocated by Gandhiji in Wardha Congress is related with:
(a) Compulsory elementary education
(b) Social relevance of education to society
(c) Demand of separate institutions for minorities
(d) Compulsory military training for every student
1238: Assertion (A):
The boiling point of water decreases as the altitude increases.
Reason (R):
The atmospheric pressure increases with altitude.
(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 a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
1239: Some species of plants are insectivorous. Why?
(a) Their growth in shady and dark places does not allow them to undertake sufficient photosynthesis and thus they depend on insects for nutrition
(b) They are adapted to growing nitrogen deficient soils and thus depend on insects for sufficient nitrogenous nutrition
(c) They cannot synthesize certain vitamins themselves and depend on the insects digested by them
(d) They have remained in that particular stage of evolution as living fossils, a link between autotrophs and heterotrophs
1240: Which of the following are among the non-plan expenditures of the Government of India ?
I. Defence expenditure
II. Subsidies
III. All expenditures linked with the previous plan periods
IV. Interest payment
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(a) I and II
(b) I and III
(c) II and IV
(d) I, II, III and IV