3331: Assertion (A)

The First War of Indian Independence started in 1857

Reason (R)

The soldiers refused to use the greased cartridges

(a) if A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) if A and R both are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) if A is incorrect but R is correct

(d) if A is correct but R is incorrect
3332: Consider the following statements:

1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes.

2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the higher altitudes.

Which of the statements given above is are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2
3333: His principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied Upon legislation to do away with social ills and worked unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage, the purdah system. To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its annual sessions alongside the Indian National Congress. The reference in this passage is to

(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

(b) Behramji Merwanji Malabari

(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade

(d) B. R. Ambedkar
3334: The basic difference between imperative and indicative planning is that

(a) in the case of the imperative planning the market mechanism is entirely replaced by a command hierarchy, while in the case of indicative planning, it is looked upon as a way to improve the functioning of the market system

(b) In the case of indicative planning there is no need to nationalise any industry

(c) in the case of imperative planning all economic activities belong to public sector, while in the other type they belong to the private sector

(d) It is easier to achieve targets in imperative type of planning
3335: The Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Shanta Sinha is known as:

(a) A campaigner for urban sanitation
(b) An anti-child labour activist
(c) An organiser of rain-water harvesting schemes
(d) An activist for the welfare of poor rural women