1056: A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting to larger bodies of land is called:
(a) Dune
(b) Equinox
(c) Isthmus
(d) Strait
1057: A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village which was situated 5 km east of the point where he was standing. He had no instruments to find the direction but he located the polestar. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk
(a) In the direction facing the polestar
(b) In the direction opposite to the polestar
(c) In the direction keeping the polestar to his left
(d) In the direction keeping the polestar to his right
1058: When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left party to from the
(a) Swarajya Party
(b) Indian Freedom Party
(c) Independence Federation of India
(d) Indian Liberal Federation
1059: Assertion (A)
Hiuen Tsang came to India during Harsha's rule
Reason (R)
His main objective was to visit the Buddhist shrines
(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
1060: In which one of the following areas does the State Government NOT have control over its local bodies ?
(a) Citizen's grievances
(b) Financial matters
(c) Legislation
(d) Personnel matters