1596: INSAT-3E, India's communication satellite, was launched in 2003 from:
(a) French Guyana
(b) Seychelles
(c) Mauritius
(d) Mauritania
1597: Consider the following statements :
1. The Union Government fixes, the Statutory Minimum Price of sugarcane for each sugar season.
2. Sugar and sugarcane are essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act.
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
1598: Assertion (A) :
The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India.
Reason (R) :
The British sovereign appointed the last Governor-General of free India.
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
1599: The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Chittaranjan Das
(c) Rajaguru
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
1600: Water which contains soluble salts of calcium and magnesium is known as
(a) Heavy water
(b) Soft water
(c) Hard water
(d) Mineral water