1871: India carried out its first underground nuclear explosion at:
(a) Thumba
(b) Pokhran
(c) Trombay
(d) Khemkaran
1872: Assertion (A) :
The Aham and Puram poems of the Padinen Kilukanakku group formed a continuation of the Sangam composition.
Reason (R) :
They were included under the Post-Sangam works as against the Sangam works proper.
(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
1873: Match List-I (Sports-person) with List-II (Sport/Game) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Sports-person) (Sport/Game)
A. Shikha Tandon 1. Badminton
B. Ignace Tirkey 2. Swimming
C. Pankaj Advani 3. Lawn Tennis
D. Rohan Bopanna 4. Snooker
5. Hockey
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 5 4 2
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 2 5 4 3
1874: While adding the first few continuous natural numbers, a candidate missed one of the numbers and wrote the answer as 177. What was the number missed?
(A) 13
(B) 14
(C) 12
(D) 11
1875: From the ecological point of view, which one of the following assumes importance in being a good link between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats?
(a) Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
(b) Nallamala Forest
(c) Nagarhole National Park
(d) Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve