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