251: Consider the following statements:
1. The Cholas defeated Pandya and Chera rulers and established their domination over peninsular India in early medieval times.
2. The Cholas sent an expedition against Sailendra empire of South-East Asia and conquered some of the areas.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
252: Assertion (A) :
Panchayati Raj institutions were set up to decentralise planning to village level.
Reason (R) :
Village panchayats are in a better position to have a proper appreciation of their developmental needs.
(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
253: Lineage is:
(a) A straight line joining any two points on the globe
(b) The line of descendants of a particular ancestor
(c) The paleolithic age
(d) The linking of genes
254: In a given year in India, official poverty lines are higher in some States than in others because
(a) poverty rates vary from State to State
(b) price levels vary from State to State
(c) Gross State Product varies from State to State
(d) quality of public distribution varies from State to State
255: Consider the following statements:
1. In Macedonia, ethnic Albanians are a minority
2. In Kosovo, Serbians are a majority
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2