1496: Assertion (A) : There are no tea plantations in any African country.

Reason (R) : Tea plants need fertile soil with high humus.

(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

1497: Which one of the following is not an instrument of selective credit control in India ?

(a) Regulation of consumer credit
(b) Rationing of credit
(c) Margin requirements
(d) Variable cost reserve ratios
1498: Three flags, each of different colour, are available for a military exercise. Using these flags, different codes can be generated by waving

(i) Single flag of different colours, or
(ii) Any two flags in a different sequence of colours, or
(iii) Three flags in a different sequence of colour

The maximum number of codes that can be generated is
(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 15
(d) 18
1499: Who among the following became the Prime Minister of India without being earlier the Chief Minister of a State ?

I. Morarji Desai

II. Charan Singh

III. V. P. Singh

IV. Chandrashekhar

V. P.V. Narasimha Rao.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

Codes :

(a) I, II and IV

(b) II, III and V

(c) II only

(d) IV only
1500: A ball is dropped from the top of a high building with a constant acceleration of 9.8 m/s2. What will be its velocity after 3 seconds ?

(a) 9.8 m/s
(b) 19.6 m/s
(c) 29.4 m/s
(d) 39.2 m/s