556: The basic education advocated by Gandhiji in Wardha Congress is related with:
(a) Compulsory elementary education
(b) Social relevance of education to society
(c) Demand of separate institutions for minorities
(d) Compulsory military training for every student
557: Match List I (Name of the Lady) with List II (Achievement) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
(Name of the lady) (Achievement)
A. Chinna Pillai 1. Winner of Neerja Bhanot Award
B. Kaveri Thakur Puraskar 2. Recipient of Stree Shakti
C. Mira Nair 3. Became the fastest swimmer in Asia at the age of 16 years
D. Yasoda Ekambaram 4. Recipient of the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 2 3 1 4
558: Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the linking of two rivers as a link project. Which are these two rivers?
(a) Betwa and Chambal
(b) Betwa and Ken
(c) Chambal and Son
(d) Ken and Narmada
559: What does Baudhayan theorem (Baudltayan Sulva sutra) relate to ?
(a) Lengths of sides of a right-angled triangle
(b) Calculation of the value of pi
(c) Logarithm calculations
(d) Normal distribution curve
560: The January isotherm taken as a basis for dividing India into tropical and sub-tropical zones is
(a) 21°C
(b) 18°C
(c) 12°C
(d) 15°C