2251: Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located?
(a) Indus and Jehelum
(b) Jhelum and Chenab
(c) Chenab and Ravi
(d) Ravi and Beas
2252: Shifting cultivators normally grow:
(a) A single crop which is mainly consumed
(b) The major crop along with cereals
(c) Cash crops along with fodder
(d) Grains, vegetables and tubers in rotation
2253: Which one of the following soil types of India is rendered infertile by the presence of excess iron ?
(a) Desert sand
(b) Alluvial
(c) Podzolic
(d) Lateritic
2254: The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain-child of
(a) W. Churchill
(b) M. A. Jinnah
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) V. P. Menon
2255: Plankton refers to:
(a) A kind of fish
(b) A submerged platform in waters
(c) Drifting of organisms in a body of water
(d) A kind of animal living under water