1431: Consider the following pairs:

1. Ashok Leyland : Hinduja Group

2. Hindalco Industries : A.V. Birla Group

3. Suzlon Energy : Punj Lloyd Group

Which of the pairs correctly matched?

(a) 1 & 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 & 3
(d) 1, 2, 3
1432: Assertion (A) :

A tennis ball will bounce higher in Calcutta than it would in Shimla.

Reason (R) :

The downward pull due to gravity is less and air is more rarefied in Shimla than in Calcutta.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true
1433: Consider the following:

The Cripps Proposals include the provision for

1. Full independence for India.

2. Creation of Constitution-making body.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1434: "Sufi Sect" originated and developed in:

(a) Christianity

(b) Islam

(c) Hinduism

(d) Zoroastrianism
1435: Doctrine of Lapse was adopted as a measure to annex Indian states by:

(a) Lord Cornwallis

(b) Lord Clive

(c) Lord Dalhousie

(d) Lord Wellesley