1411: Moderates and extremists of the Indian National Congress differed mainly on the issue of:
(a) Swaraj
(b) Swadeshi
(c) Boycott
(d) National education
1412: Consider the following statements :
The functions of commercial banks in India include
1. Purchase and sale of shares and securities on behalf of customers.
2. Acting as executors and trustees of wills.
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
1413: With reference to Indias Five-Year Plans, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. From the Second Five-Year Plan, there was a determined thrust towards substitution of basic and capital good industries.
2. The Fourth Five-Year Plan adopted the objective of correcting the earlier trend of increased concentration of wealth and economic power.
3. In the Fifth Five-Year Plan, for the first time, the financial sector was included as an integral part of the Plan.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1414: Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city state of India in the 6th century B.C. ?
(a) Gandhar
(b) Kamboj
(c) Kashi
(d) Magadh
1415: 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