1696: When the Indian Muslim League was inducted into the interim government in 1946, Liyaqat Ali Khan was assigned the portfolio of

(a) Foreign affairs

(b) Home

(c) Finance

(d) Defence
1697: "To uphold and protect the Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity of India" is a provision made in the

(a) Preamble of the Constitution
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Fundamental Rights
(d) Fundamental Duties
1698: The product life cycle from inception to demise is shown in the graph. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

Codes:

(a) I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-C
(b) I-A, II-D, III-C, IV-B
(c) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(d) I-D, II-A, III-C, IV-B
1699: In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, 16th October 1905 is well known for which one of the following reasons?

(a) The formal proclamation of Swadeshi Movement was made in Calcutta town hall

(b) Partition of Bengal took effect

(c) Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the goal of Indian National Congress was Swaraj

(d) Lokmanya Tilak started Swadeshi Movement in Poona
1700: Consider the following statements about Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India:

1. PVTGs reside in 18 States and one Union Territory.
2. A stagnant or declining population is one of the criteria for determining PVTG status.
3. There are 95 PVTGs officially notified in the country so far.
4. Irular and Konda Reddi tribes are included in the list of PVTGs.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 4

(d) 1, 3 and 4