681: Between India and East Asia, the navigation time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?
1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
2. Opening a new canal across the Kraisthmus between the Gulf of Siam and Andaman Sea.
Which of the statements given above is are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither I nor 2
682: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I
I. Pandit Vishnu Digamber Paluskar
II. Venkatamahi
III. Shyama Shastri
IV. Amir Khusru
List II
(A) Introduced the scheme of Raga classification of Indian music
(B) Proponent of Carnatic music
(C) Proponent of the Khayal form of Hindustani music
(D) Wrote the music for the song Vande Mataram
Codes:
(a) I-D, II-A, III-C, IV-B
(b) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(c) I-A, II-D, III-C, IV-B
(d) I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-C
683: Which one of the following dynasties was ruling over North India at the time of Alexander's invasion ?
(a) Nanda
(b) Maurya
(c) Sunga
(d) Kanva
684: Artists are generally whimsical. Some of them are frustrated. Frustrated people are prone to be drug addicts. Based on these statements which of the following conclusions is true ?
(a) All frustrated people are drug addicts
(b) Some artists may be drug addicts
(c) All drug addicts are artists
(d) Frustrated people are whimsical
685: Which one of the following is not a part of early Jaina literature ?
(a) Therigatha
(b) Acarangasutra
(c) Sutrakritanga
(d) Brihatkalpasutra