1716: To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India, a provision has been made in the:
(a) Directive Principles of State Policy
(b) Preamble to the Constitution
(c) Fundamental Duties
(d) Fundamental Rights
1717: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Board) List-II (Headquarters)
A. Coffee Board 1. Bengaluru
B. Rubber Board 2. Guntur
C. Tea Board 3. Kottayam
D. Tobacco Board 4. Kolkata
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 4 3 2
1718: The first geostationary satellite launched by India is:
(a) Aryabhata
(b) Bhaskara
(c) APPLE
(d) INSAT 1B
1719: Isohyets are the lines drawn on a map connecting points having:
(a) Equal temperature
(b) Equal height
(c) Equal atmospheric pressure
(d) Equal rainfall
1720: What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat ?
(a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore
(b) The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab
(c) He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur)
(d) He wanted to annes all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his kingdom