1286: Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year 1946.
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru, M.A. Jinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were members of the Constituent Assembly of India.
(c) The First Session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in January, 1947.
(d) The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th January, 1950.
1287: A ball bounces higher at high altitudes than in plains. This is because:
(a) The pressure on higher altitudes is lower than that in plains
(b) Downward pull due to gravity is less at higher altitudes
(c) The rarefied air offers less resistance to the ball
(d) You become more energetic at hills, so greater the force applied, higher goes the ball
1288: Out of the following the oldest dynasty is:
(a) Mauryas
(b) Nandas
(c) Pallavas
(d) Guptas
1289: Lothal is
(a) A closed water system
(b) A poisonous gas
(c) A place in Gujarat where excavations have established a link with the Indus Valley civilisation
(d) Legal action taken against defectors
1290: Which of the following features are associated with the architecture of Tughlaq period? Select the correct answer using the codes
given below the features.
1. Sloping walls.
2. Deliberate attempt to combine the principles of the arch, the lintel and the beam in the buildings.
3. Placing the buildings especially the tombs on a high platform.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 2