501: A quantity is found to vary in the order 9, 16, 25, 36, 49. What will be the next number in the order?

(a) 57

(b) 64

(c) 68

(d) 61
502: Which one of the following was initially the most powerful city state of India in the 6th century B.C. ?

(a) Gandhar

(b) Kamboj

(c) Kashi

(d) Magadh
503: How did the dynasty of Nizam Shahis of Ahmadnagar come to an end?

(a) Ahmadnagar was annexed into Mughal empire and Husain Shah was consigned to life imprisonment.

(b) Mughal troops destroyed Daulatabad fort and killed Nizam-ul Mulk of Ahmadnagar.

(c) Fateh Khan usurped the throne from Nizam-ul Mulk.

(d) Malik Ambar was defeated in a battle with Mughals in 1631 and the entire royal family was killed by the Mughal troops.
504: Consider the following statements:

1. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice of India.

2. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer is considered as one of the progenitors of public interest litigation (PIL) in the Indian judicial system.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct ?

(a) Neither 1 nor 2'

(b) Both 1 and 2

(c) 2 only

(d) 1 only
505: In which type of rocks, fossils are more abundantly found?

(a) Igneous

(b) Metamorphic

(c) Sedimentary

(d) None of these