951: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List I--------List II

(Year)------(Event)

I. 1775-----(A) First Anglo-Burmese War
II. 1780----(B) First Anglo-Afghan War
III. 1824----(C) First Anglo-Maratha War
IV. 1838----(D) Second Anglo-Mysore War

Codes:

(a) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
(c) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
(d) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
952: Assertion (A):

Italy, Switzerland, Sweden and Norway have abundant power resources.

Reason (R):

They have the largest coal deposits in Europe. Of these statements

(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 the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true
953: Deserts such as the Sahara are generally found between 20° and 30° latitudes in the western parts of the continents. This is because these regions

(a) Have off-shore winds throughout the year

(b) Have warm off-shore currents

(c) Lie in the belt of the doldrums

(d) Are very hot throughout the year
954: The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which one of the following ?

(a) Civil Aviation
(b) Journalism
(c) Enviromental protection
(d) Olympic games
955: The Hunter Commission was appointed after the

(a) Black hole incident

(b) Jalianwallabagh massacre

(c) Uprising of 1857

(d) Partition of Bengal