201: Consider the following passage:
In the course of a career on the road spanning almost thirty years, he crossed the breadth of the Eastern hemisphere, visited territories equivalent to about 44 modern countries, and put behind him a total distance of approximately 73,000 miles.
The world's greatest traveller of pre-modern times to whom the above passage refers is
(a) Megasthenes
(b) Fa-Hien
(c) Marco Polo
(d) Ibn Battuta
202: The Narmada river flows to the west, while most other large peninsular rivers flow to the east Why?
1. It occupies a linear rift valley.
2. It flows between the Vindhyas and the Satpuras.
3. The land slopes to the west from central India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) None
203: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List I
I. Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
II. Mahila Samriddhi Yojana
III. Indira Mahila Yojana
IV. Mahila Samakhya Programme
List II
(A) Empowerment of women
(B) Education for Women's Equality
(C) Promotion of savings among rural women
(D) Meeting credit needs of the poor women
Codes:
(a) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
(b) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
(c) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
(d) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
204: With which one of the following movements is the slogan "Do or die" associated?
(a) Quit India Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Swadeshi Movement
(d) Civil Disobedience Movement
205: Which one of the following is another name of RDX ?
(a) Selenium
(b) Cyclonite
(c) Cyanohydrin
(d) Cyclohexane