2526: The surface of a lake is frozen in severe winter, but the water at its bottom is still liquid. What is the reason?
(a) Ice is a bad conductor of heat
(b) Since the surface of the lake is at the same temperature as the air, no heat is lost
(c) The density of water is maximum at 4 degree celcius
(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct.
2527: The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was
(a) Amritsar
(b) Patiala
(c) Lahore
(d) Kapurthala
2528: Consider the following statements :
1. The duration of the monsoon decreases from southern India to northern India.
2. The amount of annual rainfall in the northern plains of India decreases from east to west.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2529: Which one among the following has the largest shipyard in India?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Kochi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Visakhapatnam
2530: In the Gandhara sculptures the preaching mudra associated with the Buddha's First Sermon at Sarnath is
(a) abhaya
(b) dhyana
(c) dharmachakra
(d) bhumisparsa