456: Which of the following international events influenced the course of the national movement in India before the advent of Mahatma Gandhi ?
I. Italian-Abyssinian War, 1898
II. Boxer Movement in China
III. Revolutionary Movement in Ireland
IV. Victory of Japan in the Russo-Japanese War
Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
Codes:
(a) I, II and III only
(b) I, II and IV only
(c) III and IV only
(d) I, II, III and IV
457: The abolition of the I.A.S. and the I.P.S. has been recommended by the
(a) Dhebar Commission
(b) Kalekar Commission
(c) Kher Commission
(d) Rajamannar Commission
458: How does the National Rural Livelihood Mission seek to improve livelihood options of rural poor?
1. By setting up a large number of new manufacturing industries and agribusiness centres in rural areas
2. By strengthening 'self-help groups' and providing skill development
3. By supplying seeds, fertilizers, diesel pump-sets and micro-irrigation equipment free of cost to farmers
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
459: Assertion (A) :
The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base.
Reason (R) :
It fought for the narrow interests of the social groups which joined it.
(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
460: Hypochondria is a:
(a) Disease of eyes
(b) Disease of sexual organs
(c) Disease of low blood pressure
(d) State of morbid anxiety about one's own health, with complaint of imaginary disorders