1041: Due to improper/indiscriminate disposal of old and used computers or their parts, which of the following are released into the environment as e-waste?

1. Beryllium
2. Cadmium
3. Chromium
4. Heptachlor
5. Mercury
6. Lead
7. Plutonium

Select the correct answer using codes given below.

(a) 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 only
(b) 2, 4, 5 and 7 only
(c) 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
1042: Assertion

Great Britain gave India her independence on August 15, 1947.

Reason :

Great Britain became weak after her involvement in World War II.

(a) both A and R are true but R is not the reason for A

(b) both A and R are true but R is the reason for A

(c) neither A nor R is correct

(d) A is correct but R is wrong
1043: Match the different ports of Union Territory of Pondicherry labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with their respective names and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list of ports :


List (Ports of Pondicherry) :
1. Karaikal
2. Mahe
3. Pondicherry
4. Yanam

Codes:
(a) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
(b) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
(c) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
(d) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
1044: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List I -- List II

(Books) -- (Authors)

I. The First Indian War of Independence -- (A) Rabindranath Tagore
II. Anand Math -- (B) Sri Aurobindo
III. Life Divine -- (C) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
IV. Sadhana -- (D)Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Codes:

(a) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
(c) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
(d) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
1045: Earliest Indian coins belonged to which period?

(a) 5th century B.C.

(b) Ashoka's reign.

(c) 1st century A.D.

(d) 3rd century A.D.