296: Which among the following events happened earliest ?

(a) Swami Dayanand established AryaSamaj.
(b) Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.
(c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.
(d) Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.
297: An accurate clock shows the time as 3.00. After hour hand has moved 135°, the time would be

(a) 7.30
(b) 6.30
(c) 8.00
(d) 9.30
298: The temperature for pasteurisation of milk is selected so as to:

(a) Kill the micro organisms

(b) Kill all bacteria

(c) Store it for long time without coagulation

(d) Kill the micro organisms and other harmful bacteria
299: Which one of the following is a language of Baluchistan but linguistically Dravidian ?

(a) Brahui

(b) Kui

(c) Parji

(d) Pengo
300: A geographic region has the following distinct characteristics:

1. Warm and dry climate

2. Mild and wet winter

3. Evergreen oak trees

The above features are the distinct characteristics of which one of the following regions ?

(a) Eastern China
(b) Mediterranean
(c) Central Asia
(d) Atlantic coast of North America