4056: Assertion (A)

Most of the hot deserts are present on the western margin of the continents close to the zones of trade winds.

Reason (R)

Zones of trade winds are characterised by seas having reversal of planetary wind direction.

(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 the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true
4057: Which of the following is a perception without stimuli?

(a) Hallucination

(b) Illusion

(c) Claustrophobia

(d) None of these
4058: Why camphor disappears when kept on a plate?

(a) It sublimes

(b) It reacts with the metal of the container

(c) It reacts with the gases of the air

(d) None of the above
4059: Which of the following are associated with Lord Lytton?

1. Rowlatt Act

2. The Arms Act

3. The Vernacular Press Act

4. Abolition of duties on the import of coarse cotton goods

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 1, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2 and 4
4060: Consider the following statements :

1. The Charter Act 1853 abolished East India Company monopoly of Indian trade.

2. Under the Government of India Act,1858, the British Parliament abolished the East India company altogether and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2