2401: If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which you can travel, including the origin and the destination?

(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9
2402: In an examination, every candidate took Physics or Mathematics or both. 65.8% took Physics and 59.2% took Mathematics. The total number of candidates was 2000. How many candidates took both Physics and Mathematics ?

(a) 750
(b) 500
(c) 250
(d) 125
2403: Himalayan rivers are perennial because:

(a) They flow from inexhaustible springs in the Himalayas

(b) They are fed in summer by melting snow of Himalayas

(c) There is continuous rain throughout the year in the catchment areas

(d) None of the above
2404: Which of the following are the circumstances under which an elected member of Parliament may be disqualified on the ground of defection?

1. If he voluntarily gives up his membership of a political party

2. If he votes or abstains from voting contrary to any direction issued by his political party without prior permission of the political party

3. If he speaks against the political party

4. If he joins a political party other than the party on whose ticket he contested and got elected

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1, 2 and 4

(c) 1, 3 and 4

(d) 2, 3 and 4
2405: Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century ?

(a) Influence of rise of a large number of money lenders, traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas

(b) The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the' tribal communities

(c) Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas

(d) Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products