1816: Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF)?
1. NIF is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology under the Central Government.
2. NIF is an initiative to strengthen the highly advanced scientific research in India's premier scientific institutions in collaboration with highly advanced foreign scientific institutions.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1817: Which one of the following archaeologists initially discovered the Mohanjedaro site of the Indus valley civilisation?
(a) Sujohu Marshall
(b) Daya Ram Sahni
(c) Rakhal Das Banerji
(d) Sir Mortimer Wheeler
1818: Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I (Power Station)
(A) Kothagudem
(B) Raichur
(C) Mettur
(D) Wanakbori
List II (State)
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Gujarat
3. Karnataka
4. Tamil Nadu
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 1 3 4 2
1819: Which one among the following is called philosopher's wool?
(a) Zinc oxide
(b) Zinc chloride
(c) Zinc nitrate
(d) Zinc bromide
1820: In how many different ways can four books A, B, C and D be arranged one above another in a vertical order such that the books A and B are never in continuous position?
(a) 9
(b) 12
(c) 18
(d) 14