1496: A community of people called Manganiyars is well-known for their
(a) martial arts in North-East India
(b) musical tradition in North- West India
(c) classical vocal music in South India
(d) pietra dura tradition in Central India
1497: Tamil Nadu is a leading producer of mill made cotton yam in the country. What could be the reason ?
1. Black cotton soil is the predominant type of soil in the State.
2. Rich pool of skilled labour is available.
Which of the above is/are the correct reasons ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1498: Which of the following proposals were made by the Cripps Mission?
(i) Participation of Indian States in the Constitution-making body
(ii) Forming separate State for the Muslims
(iii) Election of the Constitution-making body by the members of the lower house of the Provincial Legislature
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (i), (ii) and (iii)
1499: Consider the following crops of India :
1. Groundnut
2. Sesamum
3. Pearl millet
Which of the above is/are predominantly rainfed crop/crops?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1500: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Person) List-II (Area)
A. K.P.Singh 1.Banking
B. Vikram Pandit 2.Fiction writing
C. Roopa Farooki 3. Retail business
D. Kishore Biyani 4. Real estate
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 3 2 1 4