1941: Consider the following statements, the purpose of adding sodium sulphate and sodium silicate to the detergent in a washing powder is

1. To keep the washing powder dry
2. To maintain the alkalinity of the powder

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1942: Consider the following Pairs : Hills Region

1. Cardamom Hills : Coromandel Coast
2. Kaimur Hills : Konkan Coast
3. Mahadeo Hills : Central India
4. Mikir Hills : North-East India

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 2 and 4
1943: What is the new administrative capital proposed for Myanmar ?

(a) Pyinmana
(b) Myitkyina
(c) Mandalay
(d) Bassein
1944: Arrange the following Buddhist councils in a chronological order:

(1) Vaishali

(2) Rajagraha

(3) Patliputra

(4) Sreenagar

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(a) 1, 4, 3, 2

(b) 3, 2, 1, 4

(c) 4, 1, 2, 3

(d) 2, 1, 3, 4
1945: Which one of the following pairs of composers in different languages and their works on the Mahabharata theme is correctly matched ?

(a) Sarladasa --Bengali

(b) Kasirama -- Oriya

(c) Tikkana -- Marathi

(d) Pampa -- Kannada