1536: The first feature film (talkie) to be produced in India was
(a) Hatimtai
(b) Alam Ara
(c) Pundalik
(d) Raja Harishchandra
1537: Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The Press Council of India is an autonomous quasi-judicial body established under an Act of Parliament.
(b) The Press Information Bureau provides accreditation to media persons so as to have easy access to information from government sources
(c) Among all the states of India, Maharashtra publishes the largest number of newspapers
(d) Press Trust of India is the largest news agency in the country
1538: Consider the following statements regarding asteroids :
I. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes orbiting the Sun.
II. Most of the asteroids are small but some have diameter as large as 1000 km.
III. The orbit of asteroids lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.
Of these statements :
(a) I, II and III are correct
(b) II and III are correct
(c) I and II are correct
(d) I and III are correct
1539: The best quality of hard wood for the manufacture of furniture is obtained from
(a) Cedrus deodara
(b) Pinus longifolia
(c) Dalbergia sissio
(d) Mangifera indica
1540: When light enters a closed room through a small hole in the door, the image of an outside building appears as inverted on the opposite wall. This is because:
(a) The hole acts as a convex lens
(b) Light takes curvature at the edges of the hole
(c) Of rectilinear propagation of light
(d) The hole acts as a concave lens