1491: Assertion (A) :

Muhammad bin Tughlaq left Delhi, and, for two years lived in a camp called Swarga-dwari.

Reason (R) :

At that time, Delhi was ravaged by a form of plague and many people died.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually 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
1492: A decrease in tax to GDP ratio of a country indicates which of the following?

1. Slowing economic growth rate
2. Less equitable distribution of national income

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1493: Which one of the following is a membrane that protects the developing embryo from desiccation ?

(a) Amnion

(b) Allantois

(c) Chorion

(d) Yolk sac
1494: World Bank loan is given to:

(a) Make available the currency of a particular country in case of shortage

(b) Countries for sound projects for development purposes

(c) Improve the social and cultural conditions of a country

(d) None of these
1495: Consider the following pairs:

Famous place : Region

1. Bodhgaya : Baghelkhand
2. Khajuraho : Bundelkhand
3. Shirdi : Vidarbha
4. Nasik (Nashik) : Malwa
5. Tirupati : Rayalaseema

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 2, 3, 4 and 5
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 1, 3, 4 and 5