2396: Assertion : (A)
Though India's national income has gone up several fold since 1947, there has been no marked improvement in the per capita income level.

Reason : (R)
Sizeable proportion of the population of India is still living below the poverty line.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct ?

(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
2397: Consider the following statements:

1. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) helps in promoting the financial inclusion in the country.

2. NPCI has launched RuPay, a card payment scheme.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2398: "Mattavilasa" is written by:

(a) Harsha

(b) Rajashekhara

(c) Somadeva

(d) Mahendravarman I
2399: If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means that

(a) the polling was very poor

(b) the election was for a multi-member constituency

(c) the elected candidate's victory over his nearest rival was very marginal

(d) a very large number of candidates contested the election
2400: Extrusive (Intrusive) rocks are forms of:

(a) Igneous rocks

(b) Sedimentary rocks

(c) Metamorphic rocks

(d) None of the above