1741: The Anti-Defection Law was enacted as early as 1979 in

(a) Kerala

(b) Jammu and Kashmir

(c) West Bengal

(d) Tamil Nadu
1742: The basic aim of Lead Bank Scheme is that

(a) big banks should try to open offices in each district

(b) there should be stiff competition among the various nationalized banks

(c) individual banks should adopt particular districts for intensive development

(d) all the banks should make intensive efforts to mobilize deposits
1743: The following maps shows four of the sixteen mahajanapadas that existed in ancient India :

The places marked A, B, C and D respectively are

(a) Matsya, Cedi, Kosala, Anga

(b) Surasena, Avanti, Vatsa, Magadha

(c) Matsya, Avanti, Vatsa, Anga

(d) Surasena, Cedi, Kosala, Magadha
1744: Who of the following was/were economic critic/ critics of colonialism in India?

1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. G. Subramania Iyer
3. R. C. Dutt

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1745: The annual range of temperature in the interior of the continents is high as compared to coastal areas. What is / are the reason / reasons?

1. Thermal difference between land and water

2. Variation in altitude between continents and oceans

3. Presence of strong winds in the interior

4. Heavy rains in the interior as compared to coasts

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only