986: Metals known to Indus Valley Civilisation were:
(a) Gold, copper, silver but not iron
(b) Silver, iron, bronze but not gold
(c) Iron, copper, gold but not silver
(d) Zinc, silver, iron but not gold
987: Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century ?
(a) Influence of rise of a large number of money lenders, traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas
(b) The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the' tribal communities
(c) Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas
(d) Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products
988: Consider the following statements:
1. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the density of the population of India has increased more than three times.
2. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the annual growth rate (exponential) of the population of India has doubled.
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
989: Match List-I with List-II and Select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I(Persoan) List-II(Position/Organization)
A. Nancy Pelosi 1. WTO
B. Margaret Chan 2. Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives
C. Pascal Lasmy 3. WHO
D. Steve Ballmer 4. Microsoft
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 4 1 3 2
(D) 2 3 1 4
990: The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on
(a) a conflict between Gods and Demons of ancient Hindu lore
(b) a romantic story of an Aryan prince and a tribal woman
(c) the story of the power struggle between two Aryan tribes
(d) the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya