16: The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow it through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a "U" turn in its course to flow into India. This "U" turn is due to
(a) Uplift of folded Himalayan series
(b) Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
(c) Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains
(d) Both (a) and (b) above
17: Assertion (A):
The emergence of economic globalism does not imply the decline of socialist ideology.
Reason (R):
The ideology of Socialism believes in universalism and globalism.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are 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
18: From the point of view of evolution of living organisms, which one of the following is the correct sequence of evolution ?
(a) Shark - Tortoise - Otter
(b) Tortoise - Shark - Otter
(c) Shark - Otter - Tortoise
(d) Otter -Tortoise - Shark
19: Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?
(a) Revolutionary Front
(b) Azad Hind Fauj
(c) Forward Block
(d) Indian Freedom Party
20: Two taps can fill a tank separately in 20 minutes and 30 minutes respectively. If both the taps are opened simultaneously, then the tank can be filled in:
(a) 50 minutes
(b) 15 minutes
(c) 12 minutes
(d) 10 minutes