961: What number will come next in the following series?
5, 8, 9, 14, 16, 23, 26
(a) 29
(b) 33
(c) 35
(d) 39
962: With reference to the Finance Commission of India, which of the following statements is correct?
(a) It encourages the inflow of foreign capital for infrastructure development
(b) It facilitates the proper distribution of finances among the Public Sector Undertakings
(c) It ensures transparency in financial administration
(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this context.
963: What is the correct chronological sequence of the following ?
I. Wood's Education Despatch
II. Macaulay's Minute on Education
III. The Sargeant Education Report
IV. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)
(a) II, I, IV, III
(b) II, I, III, IV
(c) I, II, IV, III
(d) IV, III, I, II
964: Which one of the following National Highways passes through Maharashtra Chhattisgarh and Orissa ?
(a) NH 4
(b) NH 5
(c) Nh 6
(d) NH 7
965: Consider the following statements:
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging the education of women.
2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.
3. Keshave Chandra Sen's compaign against Sati led to the enactment of the law to ban Sati by the then Governor General.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, and 3