4241: Consider the following statements :

1. In the year 2006, India successfully tested a full-fledged cryogenic stage in rocketry.

2. After USA, Russia and china, India is the only country to have acquired the capability for use of cryogenic stage in rocketry.

Which of the statements given above is are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
4242: How did Sultan Qutb-ud-din Aibak die?

(a) He was treacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles

(b) He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Punjab

(c) He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to death later

(d) He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan
4243: The concept of welfare state is included in the Constitution of India in:

(a) Preamble

(b) Fundamental Rights

(c) Fourth Schedule

(d) Directive Principles of State Policy
4244: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ?

I. Lothal : Ancient dockyard
II. Sarnath : First Sermon of Buddha
III. Rajgir : Lion capital of Asoka
IV. Nalanda : Great seat of Buddhist learning

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Codes :

(a) I, II, III and IV
(b) III and IV
(c) I, II and IV
(d) I and II
4245: What is/are the consequence/consequences of a country becoming the member of the `Nuclear Suppliers Group'?

1. It will have access to the latest and most efficient nuclear technologies.
2. It automatically becomes a member of "The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)".
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2