286: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :

List I-------List II

(Period)-------(Event)

I. 1883-------(A) Announcement of Communal Award from Whitehall

II. 1906------(B) Formation of the All-India State Peoples Conference

III. 1927-----(C) Foundation of Muslim League at Dacca

IV. 1932-----(D) First session of National Conference at Calcutta

Codes:

(a) I - D, II - C, III - A, IV - B
(b) I - C, II - D, III - A, IV - B
(c) I - D, II - C, III - B, IV - A
(d) I - C, II - D, III - B, IV - A
287: The following are the rulers of the slave dynasty:

I. Ghiyas-ud-din Balban

II. Iltutmish

III. Qutb-ud-din Aibak

IV. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud

The correct order in which these sultans ruled over India is

(a) II, III, I, IV

(b) I, IV, II, III

(c) IV, I, II, III

(d) III, II, IV, I
288: In Mughal paintings one notices the adoption of principle of foreshortening whereby near and distant people and things could be placed in perspective. This was due to the influence of the

(a) British

(b) Dutch

(c) Portuguese

(d) Danish
289: Consider the following statements :

In India, taxes on transactions in Stock Exchanges and Futures Markets are

1. levied by the Union

2. collected by the State

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
290: Which of the following States border Uttar Pradesh?

1. Punjab
2. Rajasthan
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Jharkhand

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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