1: Match List I (Ancient site) with List II (Archaeological finding) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I-------------------List II
(Ancient site)----------(Archaeological finding)
A. Lothal--------------1. Ploughed field
B. Kalibangan----------2. Dockyard
C. Dholavira-----------3. Terracotta replica of a plough
D. Banawali------------4. An inscription comprising ten large sized signs of the Harappan script
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 2 1 3 4
2: Consider the following statements:
1. Global Trust Bank has been amalgamated with the Punjab National Bank.
2. The second report of the Kelkar Committee dealing with direct and indirect taxes has maintained its original recommendations including the abolition of exemptions relating to housing loans.
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
3: Which of the following was the main feature of the policy of Dual Government of British rulers in India?
(a) The English collected the revenues with the help of Indian Officials and they became virtually the head of the civil and military administration
(b) The general administrative body consisted of two categories of rulers
(c) Main items of administration were in the hands of local kings and rest were in the hands of British rulers
(d) Some portions of land were ruled by the local kings and rest by the British rulers
4: What is the purpose of the US Space Agency's Themis Mission, which was recently in the news?
(a) To study the possibility of life on Mars
(b) To study the satellites of Saturn
(c) To study the colourful display of high latitude skies
(d) To build a space laboratory to study the stellar explosions
5: Consider the following statements:
1. Baking soda is used in fire extinguishers.
2. Quicklime is used in the manufacture of glass.
3. Gypsum is used in the manufacture of Plaster of Paris.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3