1411: Consider the following statements:

1. INS Sindhughosh is an aircraft carrier.

2. INS Viraat is a submarine.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1412: The Government enacted the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act in 1996. Which one of the following is not identified as its objective?

(a) To provide self-governance

(b) To recognize traditional rights

(c) To create autonomous regions in tribal areas

(d) To free tribal people from exploitation
1413: Assertion (A):
Fiscal deficit is greater than budgetary deficit.

Reason (R):
Fiscal deficit is the borrowings from the Reserve Bank of India plus other liabilities of the Government to meet its expenditure.

(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are 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
1414: What is the correct chronological order in which the following appeared in India ?

I. Gold coins

II. Punch-marked silver coins

III. Iron plough

IV. Urban culture

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

Codes :

(a) III, IV, I, II
(b) III, IV, II, I
(c) IV, III, I, II
(d) IV, III, II, I
1415: Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, etc. (Article 15 of the Constitution of India) is a Fundamental Right classifiable under

(a) the Right to Freedom of Religion

(b) the Right against Exploitation

(c) the Cultural and Educational Rights

(d) the Right to Equality