1761: Consider the following statements:

1. P. V. Narasimha Rao's government established diplomatic relations between India and Israel.

2. Ariel Sharon is the second Prime Minister of Israel to have visited India.

Which of the statements give above is/ are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1762: Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (Person)
(A) V. R. S. Natrajan
(B) A. K. Puri
(C) V. Thulasidas
(D) Jagdish Khattar

List II (Organization)
1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
2. Air India
3. Maruti Udyog Limited
4. Bharat Earth Movers Limited
5. Indian Space Research Organization

(a) 2 1 5 3
(b) 2 3 5 1
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 4 1 2 3
1763: Lothal is

(a) A closed water system

(b) A poisonous gas

(c) A place in Gujarat where excavations have established a link with the Indus Valley civilisation

(d) Legal action taken against defectors
1764: Of the following centres which is the one where the original monasteries established by Adi Shankaracharya is not found?

(a) Puri

(b) Kari

(c) Shringeri

(d) Dwarka
1765: On which date Constitution of India was adopted and enacted by the Constituent Assembly?

(a) 15th August, 1947

(b) 26th January, 1950

(c) 26th November, 1949

(d) 30th January, 1948