1446: Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress

I. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress.

II. C.R. Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress.

III. The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan Octavian Hume.

IV. Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894.

Which of these statements are correct ?

(a) I and III
(b) II and IV
(c) II, III and IV
(d) I, II, III and IV
1447: The Harappans did not know the use of

(a) Bronze

(b) Gold

(c) Iron

(d) Silver
1448: Consider the following:

Carbon monoxide
Methane
Ozone
Sulphur dioxide
Which of the above are released into atmosphere due to the burning of crop/biomass residue?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(c) 1 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1449: When the Portuguese arrived in India, the foreigners whom they encountered as trade rivals were the

(a) Persians

(b) Arabs

(c) Dutch

(d) English
1450: Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of fuelwood in the world ?

(a) Indonesia
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) China