31: Consider the following statements:

1. During the year 2004, India's foreign exchange reserves did not exceed the 125 billion U. S. Dollars mark.

2. The series of index numbers of wholesale prices introduced from April 2000 has the year 1993-94 as base year.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 or 2
32: Arrange the following in descending order of their life spans

A. Elephant

B. Horse

C. Tiger

D. Wolf

(a) A, B, C, D

(b) A, C, B, D

(c) C, A, B, D

(d) D, A, B, C
33: Black Pagoda is in:

(a) Egypt

(b) Konark

(c) Madurai

(d) None of these
34: During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English East India Company establish its first factory in India?

(a) Jahangir

(b) Akbar

(c) Shahjahan

(d) Aurangzeb
35: Consider the following pairs : Region Well-known for the production of

1. Kinnaur : Area nut
2. Mewat : Mango
3. Coromandel : Soya bean

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None