1441: Which one of the following was a corporation of merchants in ancient India ?
(a) Chaturvedimangalam
(b) Parishad
(c) Ashtadikgaja
(d) Manigrama
1442: In a parliamentary system the executive is responsible:
(a) Directly to the people
(b) To legislature
(c) To judiciary
(d) None of the above
1443: Municipal water in India is generally treated with:
(a) Chlorine
(b) Potassium permanganate
(c) Sodium Chloride
(d) Sodium Carbonate
1444: A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km eastwards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to reach C. He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B and reaches his destination D. The shortest distance between the starting point and destination is
(a) 18 km
(b) 16 km
(c) 15 km
(d) 12 km
1445: Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?
City : River
(a) Berlin : Rhine
(b) London : Thames
(c) New York : Hudson
(d) Vienna : Danube