871: Doctrine of Lapse was adopted as a measure to annex Indian states by:

(a) Lord Cornwallis

(b) Lord Clive

(c) Lord Dalhousie

(d) Lord Wellesley
872: In which one of the following countries, is Tamil a major language?

(a) Indonesia
(b) Mauritius
(c) Myanmar
(d) Singapore
873: The tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in summer:

(a) Leaves get dried up due to the excessive heat

(b) To prevent excessive loss of water through transpiration

(c) Because rainfall is inadequate

(d) Days are longer
874: With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following statements regarding Sankhya school :

1. Sankhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of soul.

2. Sankhya holds that it is the self - knowledge the leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
875: Assertion (A) In human body, liver has an important role in fat digestion.

Reason (R) Liver produces two importance fat digesting enzymes.

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(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