1476: Assertion (A):
The Central Rural Sanitation Programme was launched in 1986 to improve the quality of life of rural people in India.
Reason (R) :
Rural sanitation is a subject in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
1477: The National Highway No. 1 connects:
(a) Bombay to Calcutta
(b) Delhi to Calcutta
(c) Bombay to Delhi
(d) Delhi to Amritsar
1478: As per the Human Development Index given by UNDP, which one of the following sequences of South Asian countries is correct, in the order of higher to lower development?
(a) India--Sri Lanka--Pakistan--Maldives
(b) Maldives--Sri Lanka--India--Pakistan
(c) Sri Lanka--Maldives--India--Pakistan
(d) Maldives--India--Pakistan--Sri Lanka
1479: A point is selected at random inside a rectangle and perpendiculars are drawn on each side from the point. The sum of these perpendiculars is 24 cm. If the length of the rectangle is 3 times the width, the perimeter of the rectangle will be
(a) 36 cm
(b) 42 cm
(c) 24 cm
(d) 48 cm
1480: What does the term Dolby B, or Dolby C printed on tape recorders and other sound system refer to?
(a) Frequency modulated system
(b) Amplitude modulated system
(c) Noise reduction circuit
(d) Both DC and AC power can be used.