1426: Assertion (A):
The first ever Bill to make primary education compulsory in India was rejected in 1911.
Reason (R):
Discontent would have increased if every cultivator could read.
(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 a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
1427: Near the banks of which one of the following rivers, the excavation has brought to light that Indus Valley Civilisation percolated to far south?
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Cauvery
(c) Krishna
(d) Godavari
1428: The working of the quartz crystal In the watch is based on the
(a) Photoelectric Effect
(b) Johnson Effect
(c) Piezo-electric Effect
(d) Edison Effect
1429: The great Asian river Mekong does not run through :
(a) China
(b) Malaysia
(c) Cambodia
(d) Laos
1430: Consider the following statements:
1. India is the second country in the world to adopt a National Family Planning Programme.
2. The National Population Policy of India 2000 seeks to achieve replacement level of fertility by 2010 with a population of 111 crores.
3. Kerala is the first State in India to achieve replacement level of fertility.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3