956: The Mausoleum of Sher Shah is at:
(a) Rohtas
(b) Agra
(c) Sasaram
(d) Lahore
957: Consider the following statements :
The Non-Cooperation Movement led to the
I. Congress becoming a mass movement for the first time.
II. growth of Hindu-Muslim unity.
III. removal of fear of the British might from the minds of the people.
IV. British government's willingness to grant political concessions to Indians.
Of these statements
(a) I, II, III and IV are correct
(b) II and II are correct
(c) I and III are correct
(d) III and IV are correct
958: Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)?
1. It decides the RBIs benchmark interest rates.
2. It is a 12-member body including the Governor of RBI and is reconstituted every year.
3. It functions under the chairmanship of the Union Finance Minister.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
959: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I
(Finding/Invention/ Calculation)
A. Time Taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun
B. Calculation of the value of (pi)
C. Invention of the digit zero
D. The game of snakes and ladders
List II
(Ancient Indian Scholar)
1. Aryabhatta
2. Bhaskaracharya
3. Budhayana
4. Gyandev
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 2 3 1 4
960: Indian cotton merchant, banker, Congressman and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi'. This description fits
(a) G.D. Birla
(b) M.R. Jayakar
(c) Jamnalal Bajaj
(d) V.S. Srinivasa Sastri