1581: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Person) -- List-II (Position)
A. Nagender Singh -- 1. Chief Election Commissioner of India
B. A. N. Ray -- 2. President, International Court of Justice
C. R. K. Trivedi -- 3. Chief Justice of India
D. Ashok Desai -- 4. Attorney General of India
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 1 3 2 4
1582: What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat ?
(a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore
(b) The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab
(c) He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur)
(d) He wanted to annes all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his kingdom
1583: Which of the following can be inferred from the statement that "Either John is stupid or John is lazy" ?
I. John is lazy / therefore, John is not stupid.
II. John is not lazy / therefore, John is stupid.
III. John is not stupid / therefore, John is lazy.
IV. John is stupid / therefore, John is not lazy.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) III and IV
(d) I and IV
1584: Lord Mountbatten came to India as Viceroy along with specific instructions to
(a) balkanize the Indian sub-continent
(b) keep India united if possible
(c) accept Jinnah's demand for Pakistan
(d) persuade the Congress to accept partition
1585: The chief ingredient of the mosquito repellent cream is derived from:
(a) Tulsi
(b) Neem
(c) Lemon
(d) Rice bran