2431: Sir J. C. Bose was a great scientist because he showed the:
(a) Sensitivity in plants
(b) Pigments in plants
(c) Growth in plants
(d) Relations between plants and animals
2432: Alpha-keratin is a protein present in
(a) blood
(b) skin
(c) wool
(d) eggs
2433: Which one of the following is not explicitly stated in the Constitution of India but followed as a convention ?
(a) The Finance Minister is to be a Member of the Lower House
(b) The Prime Minister has to resign if he loses majority in the Lower House
(c) All the parts of India are to be represented in the Council of Ministers
(d) In the event of both the President and the Vice-President demitting office simultaneously before the end of their tenure the Speaker of the Lower House of the Parliament will officiate as the President
2434: The statue of Gomateswara at Sravanabelagola was built by
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Kharavela
(c) Amoghavarsha
(d) Chamundaraya
2435: Assertion(A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal.
Reason(R) : Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true