281: If there were no organic life on the Earth, the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere will:
(a) Remain unchanged.
(b) Be approximately hundred per cent.
(c) Be almost nil.
(d) Be approximately fifty per cent.
282: Jaundice is caused due to the malfunctioning of:
(a) Kidney
(b) Liver
(c) Pancreas
(d) Stomach
283: Consider the following statements:
1. The Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien attended the fourth Great Buddhist Council held by Kanishka.
2. The Chinese pilgrim Huen-Tsangmet Harsha and found him to be antagonistic to Buddhism.
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
284: Local self-government can be best explained as an exercise in
(a) Federalism
(b) Democratic decentralization
(c) Administrative delegation
(d) Direct democracy
285: The supremacy and sovereignty of Khalifa of Baghdad was strictly observed by Muslim kings in India because:
(a) Khalifa was treated as religious head of the Muslim community.
(b) Khalifa was treated as the legal head of the Muslim community.
(c) All the Muslim States in the world used to pay tributes to him.
(d) He used to decide all the cases efficiently.