2616: Assertion (A)
France produces the best wine in the world
Reason (R)
The Champagne district of France is famous for the best quality of grape-wines
(a) if A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) if A and R both are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) if A is incorrect but R is correct
(d) if A is correct but R is incorrect
2617: Which one of the following cities is nearest to the equator ?
(a) Jakarta
(b) Colombo
(c) Singapore
(d) Manila
2618: The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Thakkar Bappa
(c) Jyotiba Phule
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
2619: Of the four places marked 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the map, the one indicating a tidal port is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
2620: With reference to forced labour (Vishti) in India during the Gupta period, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) It was considered a source of income for the State, a sort of tax paid by the people.
(b) It was totally absent in the Madhya Pradesh and Kathiawar regions of the Gupta Empire.
(c) The forced labourer was entitled to weekly wages.
(d) The eldest son of the labourer was sent as the forced labourer.