4141: Among the following, who was not a proponent of bhakti cult ?
(a) Tukaram
(b) Tyagaraja
(c) Vallabhacharya
(d) Nagarjuna
4142: When the Portuguese arrived in India, the foreigners whom they encountered as trade rivals were the
(a) Persians
(b) Arabs
(c) Dutch
(d) English
4143: Economic growth is with usually coupled with
(a) Deflation
(b) Inflation
(c) Hyperinflation
(d) Stagflation
4144: A geographic region has the following distinct characteristics:
1. Warm and dry climate
2. Mild and wet winter
3. Evergreen oak trees
The above features are the distinct characteristics of which one of the following regions ?
(a) Eastern China
(b) Mediterranean
(c) Central Asia
(d) Atlantic coast of North America
4145: A tree species in Mauritius failed to reproduce because of the extinction of a fruit-eating bird. Which one of the following was that bird ?
(a) Dove
(b) Dodo
(c) Condor
(d) Skua