586: Assertion (A): Amoeba reproduces by fission.

Reason (R): All unicellular organisms reproduce by asexual methods.

(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.

587: Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service ?

(a) William Bentinck
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Wellesley
(d) Cornwallis
588: A table has three drawers. It is known that one of the drawers contains two silver coins, another contains two gold coins and the third one contains a silver coin and a gold coin. One of the drawers is opened at random and a coin is drawn. It is found to be a silver coin. What is the probability that the other coin in the drawer is a gold coin ?

(a) 0.25

(b) 1.00

(c) 0.50

(d) 0.60
589: The planet Mercury is revolving in an elliptical orbit around the sun as shown in the given figure. The kinetic energy of mercury is greatest at the point labelled

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
590: otal time taken by a person in going to a place by walking and returning on cycle is 5 hours 45 minutes. He would have gained 2 hours by cycling both ways. The time taken by him to walk both ways is

(a) 6 hours 45 minutes
(b) 7 hours 45 minutes
(c) 8 hours 15 minutes
(d) 8 hours 30 minutes