696: The founder of Asiatic Society was:

(a) William Jones

(b) Annie Besant

(c) William Kerry

(d) Havell
697: The substitution of steel for wooden ploughs in agricultural production is an example of

(a) labour-augmenting technological progress
(b) capital-augmenting technological progress
(c) capital-reducing technological progress
(d) None of the above
698: Which one of the following is not a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ?

(a) Russia
(b) Ukraine
(c) Kazakhstan
(d) Uzbekistan
699: Which of the following statements about Hiuen-Tsang is not true?

(a) He visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana

(b) He spent some time at Nalanda University

(c) He advocated for strong Indo-China relations

(d) He influenced Buddhism
700: Assertion (A):

The Gandhara School of art bears the mark of Hellenistic influence.

Reason (R):

Hinayana form was influenced by that art.

(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