1741: By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation?
(a) Lord Cornwallis felt that the District Collector's efficiency of revenue collection would enormously increase without the burden of other work
(b) Lord Cornwallis felt that Judicial power should compulsorily be in the hands of Europeans while Indians can be given the job of revenue collection in the districts
(c) Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of power concentrated in the District Collector and felt that such absolute power was undesirable in one person
(d) The judicial work demanded a deep knowledge of India and a good training in law and Lord Cornwallis felt that District Collector should be only a revenue collector
1742: Which of the following statements is not correct about Nalanda University ?
(a) It was an ancient Buddhist learning centre
(b) A Chinese Hiuen Tsang studied here
(c) We came to know about it only through the writings of Chinese pilgrims
(d) It was mainly responsible for spreading Buddhism to China, Japan and South East Asia
1743: Kahuta is:
(a) A bird sanctuary in Tamil Nadu
(b) A tribe of Mizoram
(c) A place in Pakistan where nuclear research centre is located
(d) None of the above
1744: The normal temperature of human body on the Kelvin scale is
(a) 280
(b) 290
(c) 300
(d) 310
1745: Department of Border Management is a Department of which one of the following Union Ministries?
(a) Ministry of Home Affairs
(b) Ministry of Defence
(c) Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways
(d) Ministry of Environment and Forests