156: Who among the following has been the Captain of the Indian team in Cricket Test Matches for the maximum number of times?
(a) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
(b) Sunil Gavaskar
(c) Mohammad Azharuddin
(d) Saurav Ganguly
157: 'Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of negotiations held between India and
(a) European Union
(b) Gulf Cooperation Council
(c) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
(d) Shanghai Cooperation Organization
158: Which one among the following major Indian cities is most eastward located ?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Bhopal
(c) Lucknow
(d) Benguluru (Bangalore)
159: The escape velocity from the earth's surface is about:
(a) 30 km/sec
(b) 6 km/sec
(c) 11.2 km/sec
(d) 300 km/sec
160: India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with Southeast Asia across the Bay of Bengal. For this pre-eminence of early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/explanations?
(a) As compared to other countries, India had a better ship building technology in ancient and medieval times
(b) The rulers of southern India always patronized traders, brahmin priests and buddhist monks in this context
(c) Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages
(d) Both (a) and (b) are convincing explanations in this context