551: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Current Name : Old Name
(a) Harare : Salisbury
(b) Ethiopia : Abyssinia
(c) Ghana : Dutch Guiana
(d) Kinshasa : Leopoldville
552: Match: List I (Book)
A. In Custody
B. Sea of Poppies
C. The Argumentative Indian
D. Unaccustomed Earth
List II (Author)
1. Amartya Sen
2. Amitav Ghosh
3. Anita Desai
4. Jhumpa Lahiri
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 3 1 2 4
553: Assertion (A) :
Activated charcoal is used for decolourising sugar solution.
Reason (R) :
Activated charcoal absorbs the impurities on its surface.
(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
554: Consider the following statements:
1. Most of Indias external debt is owed by governmental entities.
2. All of Indias external debt is denominated in US dollars.
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
555: Where it the volcanic mountain, Mount St. Helens located?
(a) United States of America
(b) Japan
(c) Philippines
(d) Chile