1556: Indian cotton merchant, banker, Congressman and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi'. This description fits
(a) G.D. Birla
(b) M.R. Jayakar
(c) Jamnalal Bajaj
(d) V.S. Srinivasa Sastri
1557: Fat present below the skin surface in our body, acts as a barrier against
(a) loss of heat from the body
(b) loss of essential body fluids
(c) loss of salts from the body
(d) entry of harmful micro-organisms from the environment
1558: Hormones which are necessary for the development of the human body are secreted by:
(a) Thyroid gland
(b) Pituitary gland
(c) Parathyroid gland
(d) Exocrine gland
1559: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I
(Finding/Invention/ Calculation)
A. Time Taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun
B. Calculation of the value of (pi)
C. Invention of the digit zero
D. The game of snakes and ladders
List II
(Ancient Indian Scholar)
1. Aryabhatta
2. Bhaskaracharya
3. Budhayana
4. Gyandev
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 2 3 1 4
1560: Consider the following statements:
1. The Constitution of the United States of America came into force in the year 1810.
2. All revenue bills must originate in the House of Representatives of the US Congress.
3. George W. Bush is the only President in the history of the Unites States of America whose father was also the President of the United States of America.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 3