1731: The highest grade of coal, whose surface is shining and has the highest calorific value, is:

(a) Lignite

(b) Peat

(c) Bituminous

(d) Anthracite
1732: A present group of nations known as G-8 started first as G-7. Which one among the following was not one of them?

(A) Canada
(B) Russia
(C) Italy
(D) Japan
1733: The river most mentioned in early Vedic literature is

(a) Sindhu

(b) Sutudri

(c) Sarasvati

(d) Ganga
1734: Of the various sources of income to the Gram Panchayats, one source is

(a) Income tax

(b) Sales tax

(c) Professional tax

(d) Levy duties
1735: Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because

(a) there was no Indian Member in the Commission

(b) it supported the Muslim League

(c) Congress felt that the people of India are entitled to Swaraj

(d) there were differences among the members