1581: At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon which one of the following Governors- General kept the British flag flying high in India ?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Lord Hastings
1582: Jupiter completes one circuit of the Sun in
(a) 13 years
(b) 12 years
(c) 16 years
(d) 10 years
1583: Contour bunding is used:
(a) To stop the winds in sandy deserts
(b) To irrigate desert areas
(c) To prevent erosion in hilly areas
(d) None of the above
1584: Which one of the following States of India does not have a Legislative Council so far even though the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 provides for it ?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Bihar
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh
1585: Which of the following pairs are correct?
(1) M.S. Subbulakshmi - Carnatic vocalist
(2) Ravi Shankar - Sitar
(3) Birju Maharaj - Bharatnatyam
(4) Alla Rakha - Tabla instrumentalist
(a) : (1), (2) and (3)
(b) : (2), (3) and (4)
(c) : (1), (2) and (4)
(d) : None of these