1: Bharat Ratna was awarded in 1997 to

(a) Dr. Homi Bhabha (Posthumous)
(b) Former President R. Venkataraman
(c) Satyajit Ray (Posthumous)
(d) Dr. Abdul Kalam
2: With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct ?

(a) Alauddin Khalji first set up a separate ariz's department

(b) Balban introduced the branding system of horses of military

(c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his uncle to the Delhi throne

(d) Firoz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves
3: Assertion (A)

The First War of Indian Independence started in 1857

Reason (R)

The soldiers refused to use the greased cartridges

(a) if A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) if A and R both are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) if A is incorrect but R is correct

(d) if A is correct but R is incorrect
4: The Ryotwari Settlement was introduced by the British in the

(a) Bengal Presidency

(b) Madras Presidency

(c) Bombay Presidency

(d) Madras and Bombay Presidencies
5: The range of Agni-II missile is around

(a) 500 km
(b) 2000 km
(c) 3500 km
(d) 5000 km