856: Consider the following statements:

1. In the First round Table Conference, Dr. Ambedkar demanded separate electorates for the depressed classes.

2. In the Poona Act, special provisions for representation of the depressed people in the local bodies and civil services were made.

3. The Indian National Congress did not take part in the Third Round Table Conference.

Which of the following statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
857: A chair is tilted about two of its legs and then left. It would return to its original position if:

(a) Its centre of gravity falls outside the base.

(b) Its centre of gravity falls within the base.

(c) It is tilted through an angle of 60°.

(d) It will never regain its original position.
858: Which one of the following organisms can serve as a bio-fertilizer for rice crop?

(a) Blue green algae
(b) Rhizobium sp
(c) Mycorrhizal fungi
(d) Azotobacter sp
859: B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from

(a) West Bengal

(b) the Bombay Presidency

(c) the then Madhya Bharat

(d) Punjab
860: With reference to the economic history of medieval India, the term 'Araghatta' refers to

(a) bonded labour
(b) land grants made to military officers
(c) waterwheel used in the irrigation of land
(d) wasteland converted to cultivated land