1531: With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct ?
(a) Alauddin Khalji first set up a separate ariz's department
(b) Balban introduced the branding system of horses of military
(c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his uncle to the Delhi throne
(d) Firoz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves
1532: Two important characteristics of a hypothesis are that it should be testable and that it should be stated in a manner that it can be refuted. Which one of the following hypotheses, fulfils these characteristics ?
(a) Intelligent persons have good memory
(b) Some birds are animals
(c) Some businessmen are dishonest
(d) All men are mortal
1533: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Current Name : Old Name
(a) Harare : Salisbury
(b) Ethiopia : Abyssinia
(c) Ghana : Dutch Guiana
(d) Kinshasa : Leopoldville
1534: The following news item appeared in a National daily dated 1-12-1999:
.....Parliament today rejected a Bill to grant women the right to vote and stand for office in parliamentary elections, by a margin of 32 to 30.
The National Assembly was split between liberal, pro-government and Shiite Muslim deputies who were in favour of women's rights, while the opposition camp grouped Sunni Muslim fundamentalists and tribal MPs. A total of 64 MPs and Ministers were present, of whom two abstained.
The Parliament referred to in this quotation is that of
(a) Kuwait
(b) Iran
(c) Bahrain
(d) Saudi Arabia
1535: A number when divided by 75 leaves 34 as remainder. What will be the remainder if the same number is divided by 65?