3521: What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat ?
(a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore
(b) The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab
(c) He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur)
(d) He wanted to annes all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his kingdom
3522: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List I
I. Governor General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (under Regulating Act, 1773)
II. Governor General of India (under Charter Act, 1833)
III. Governor General and Viceroy of India (under Indian Councils Act, 1858)
IV. Governor General and Crown Representative (under Government of India Act. 1935)
List II
(A) Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell
(B) James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie
(C) Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl and first Marquess of Cornwallis
(D) Gilbert John Elliot - Murray - Kynynmond, Earl of Minto
(E) Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Codes:
(a) I - C, II - B, III - D, IV - A
(b) I - C, II - D, III - A, IV - E
(c) I - B, II - C, III - D, IV - E
(d) I - D, II - B, III - C, IV - A
3523: Consider the map given below :
The places marked A, B, C and D in the map are respectively
(a) Rift valley region, Chattisgarh plain, Rain shadow region and Chotanagpur plateau
(b) Chattisgarh plain, Chotanagpur plateau, Rift valley region and Rain shadow region
(c) Rift valley region, Chattisgarh plain, Chotanagpur plateau and Rain shadow region
(d) Chattisgarh plain, Rain shadow region, Chotanagpur plateau and Rift valley region
3524: EFGH : DEFG :: OPQR : ___?___
(a) PQRS
(b) NOPQ
(c) MNOP
(d) QRST
3525: What is the difference between the antelopes Oryx and Chiru?
(a) Oryx is adapted to live in hot and arid areas whereas Chiru is adapted to live in steppes and semi-desert areas of cold high mountains
(b) Oryx is poached for its antlers whereas Chiru is poached for its musk
(c) Oryx exists in western India only whereas Chiru exists in north-east India only
(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct