3786: The term nishka, which meant an ornament in the Vedic period, was used in later times to denote a/an
(a) weapon
(b) agricultural implement
(c) script
(d) coin
3787: Consider the following temperature and rainfall data :
Month Temperature degree C Rainfall cm
January 6.7 14.0
February 6.7 13.2
March 7.2 11.4
April 8.9 9.4
May 11.1 8.1
June 13.9 8.1
July 15.0 9.6
August 15.0 12.2
September 13.9 10.4
October 11.1 14.4
November 8.9 14.0
December 7.8 16.8
The climate to which this data pertains is
(a) St. Lawrence type
(b) China type
(c) West European type
(d) Mediterranean type
3788: Which one of the following is printed on a commonly used fluorescent tubelight ?
(a) 220 k
(b) 273 k
(c) 6500 k
(d) 9000 k
3789: Consider the following statements:
1. The albedo of an object determines its visual brightness when viewed with reflected light.
2. The albedo of Mercury is much greater than the albedo of the Earth.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) Both 1 and 2
(c) 2 only
(d) 1 only
3790: Assertion (A) :
The Quit India Movement of 1942 marked the culmination of the Indian Freedom Movement.
Reason (R):
After the Quit India Movement it was only a question of time and determining the actual mechanics of the transfer of power.
(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 an explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true