3261: Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the
(a) increase in the export of Indian handicrafts
(b) growth in the number of Indian owned factories
(c) commercialization of Indian agriculture
(d) rapid increase in the urban population
3262: The human body is immune to which of the following diseases?
(a) Smallpox
(b) Diabetes
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) jaundice
3263: Which of the following statements about 'Dinosaurs' is/are correct?
(a) The early man was a contemporary of Dinosaurs
(b) Man appeared first after the Dinosaurs became extinct
(c) The Dinosaurs became extinct about six million years before the appearance of the first man on the earth
(d) The Dinosaurs became extinct about 200 million years before the first man appeared on the earth
3264: The behaviour of a fictitious stock market index (comprising a weighted average of the market prices of a selected list of companies including some multinational corporations (MNC's) over a 15 day period is shown in the graph. The behaviour of the MNC's in the same period is also shown in the second graph. Which one of the following is a valid conclusion ?
(a) MNC's fell steeper in the period depicted
(b) Share prices of every non-MNC company soared by over 5% on the 12th day
(c) Government announced a policy disfavouring MNC's on the 11th day
(d) Whatever be the reason favouring market revival on the 12th day, it appears to be relevant only to non-MNC companies
3265: Ice skating can be used to demonstrate that when ice is under pressure, its:
(a) Melting point is lowered
(b) Melting point is raised
(c) Melting point remains unchanged
(d) Coefficient of friction with metal is reduced