461: Fawazil in the Sultanate period meant
(a) extra payment made to the nobles
(b) revenue assigned in lieu of salary
(c) excess amount paid to the exchequer by the iqtadars
(d) illegal exactions extracted from the peasants
462: The title given by British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which, he surrendered during the Non-Cooperation Movement, was
(a) Hind Kesari
(b) Kaiser-e-Hind
(c) Rai Bahadur
(d) Rt.Honorable
463: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) States Reorganization Act : Andhra Pradesh
(b) Treaty of Yandabu : Assam
(c) State of Bilaspur : Himachal Pradesh
(d) Year 1996 : Gujarat becomes a State
464: In India, cluster bean (Guar) is traditionally used as a vegetable or animal feed, but recently the cultivation of this has assumed significance.
Which one of the following statements is correct in this context ?
(a) The oil extracted from seeds is used in the manufacture of biodegradable plastics
(b) The gun made from its seeds is used in the extraction of shale gas
(c) The leaf extract of this plant has the properties of anti-histamines
(d) It is a source of high quality biodiesel
465: Which of the following political parties is / are national political parties?
1. Muslim league
2. Revolutionary socialist party
3. All India forward block
4. Peasants and workers party of India
(a) 2 and 4
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2, 3
(d) None