871: A rectangular plot of lawn shown in the figure has dimensions x and y and is surrounded by a gravel pathway of width 2 m. What is the total area of the pathway ?
(a) 2x + 2y + 4
(b) 2x + 2y + 8
(c) 4x+ 4y + 8
(d) 4x + 4y + 16
872: Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken?
(a) Cauvery and Tungabhadra
(b) Godavari and Krishna
(c) Mahanadi and Sone
(d) Narmada and Tapti
873: Which one of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohanjedaro site of the Indus valley civilisation?
(a) Sujohu Marshall
(b) Daya Ram Sahni
(c) Rakhal Das Banerji
(d) Sir Mortimer Wheeler
874: The coal mining areas of the Damodar Valley region include
(a) Korba, Sonhat and Raigarh
(b) Singareni, Tandur and Sasti
(c) Raniganj, Jharia and Giridih
(d) Talcher. Ghanda and Sambalour
875: The following news item appeared in a National daily dated 1-12-1999:
.....Parliament today rejected a Bill to grant women the right to vote and stand for office in parliamentary elections, by a margin of 32 to 30.
The National Assembly was split between liberal, pro-government and Shiite Muslim deputies who were in favour of women's rights, while the opposition camp grouped Sunni Muslim fundamentalists and tribal MPs. A total of 64 MPs and Ministers were present, of whom two abstained.
The Parliament referred to in this quotation is that of
(a) Kuwait
(b) Iran
(c) Bahrain
(d) Saudi Arabia