1101: The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following?
(a) Mahapadma Nanda
(b) Chandragupta Maurya
(c) Ashoka
(d) Samudragupta
1102: The basic aim of Lead Bank Scheme is that
(a) big banks should try to open offices in each district
(b) there should be stiff competition among the various nationalized banks
(c) individual banks should adopt particular districts for intensive development
(d) all the banks should make intensive efforts to mobilize deposits
1103: Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?
(a) To maintain a large standing army at other's expense
(b) To keep India safe from Napoleonic danger
(c) To secure a fixed income for the Company
(d) To establish British paramountcy over the Indian States
1104: Assertion (A):
Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an Emperor far away from his capital.
Reason (R):
There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the north-west frontier.
(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 the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
1105: Consider the following pairs :
Protected area---Well known for
1. Bhiterkanika, Orissa---Salt Water Crocodile
2. Desert NationalPark, Rajasthan---Great Indian Bustard
3. Eravikulam, Kerala---Hoolak Gibbon
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3