1846: The Ryotwari Settlement was introduced by the British in the
(a) Bengal Presidency
(b) Madras Presidency
(c) Bombay Presidency
(d) Madras and Bombay Presidencies
1847: Which of the following rivers has a bird's foot delta?
(a) The Amazon
(b) The Brahmaputra
(c) The Mississippi
(d) The Nile
1848: Arrange the following in proper sequence
(i) Vinayapitaka
(ii) Gita Govinda
(iii) Raghuvansha
(iv) Atharvaveda
(a) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)
(b) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(c) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
(d) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
1849: Consider the following statements:
1. The Nuclear Security Summits are periodically held under the aegis of the United Nations.
2. The International Panel on Fissile Materials is an organ of International Atomic Energy Agency.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1850: Assertion (A) :
Mangroves are very specialised forest ecosystems of tropical and subtropical regions bordering certain sea coasts.
Reason (R) :
They stabilise the shoreline and act as bulwark against encroachments by sea.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true