4586: The average annual temperature of a meteorological station is 26 degree Celcius, its average annual rainfall is 63 cm and the annual range of temperature is 9 degree Celcius. The station in question is

(a) Allahabad

(b) Chennai

(c) Cherrapunji

(d) Kolkata
4587: The State which has the largest number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha is

(a) Bihar

(b) Gujarat

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh
4588: Which one of the following was a corporation of merchants in ancient India ?

(a) Chaturvedimangalam

(b) Parishad

(c) Ashtadikgaja

(d) Manigrama
4589: In a tournament each of the participants was to play one match against each of the other participants. 3 players fell ill after each of them had played three matches and had to leave the tournament. What was the total number of participants at the beginning, if the total number of matches played was 75 ?

(A) 12
(B) 10
(C) 8
(D) 15
4590: Consider the following statements about the minorities in India :

I. The Government of India has notified five communities, namely, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians as Minorities.

II. The National Commission for Minorities was given statutory status in 1993.

III. The smallest religious minority in India are the Zoroastrians.

IV. The Constitution of India recognises and protects religious and linguistic minorities.

Which of these statements are correct ?

(a) II and III
(b) I and IV
(c) II, III and IV
(d) I, II and IV