436: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are the members of SAARC. The other members of SAARC are:

(a) Burma, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives

(b) Sri Lanka, Bhutan, China, Afghanistan

(c) Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives

(d) Mauritius, Afghanistan, Burma, China
437: Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangappattanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam ?

(a) Cauvery
(b) Tungabhadra
(c) Krishna
(d) Godavari
438: There is a Parliamentary System of Government in India because the

(a) Lok Sabha is elected directly by the people
(b) Parliament can amend the Constitution
(c) Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved
(d) Council of Ministers is responsible to the Lok Sabha
439: After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in

(a) Chauri-Chaura

(b) Dandi

(c) Champaran

(d) Bardoli
440: The new series of Wholesale Price Index (WPI) released by the Government of India is with reference to the base prices of

(a) 1981-82
(b) 1990-91
(c) 1993-94
(d) 1994-95