1631: When the same note is played on a sitar and a flute, the sound produced can be distinguished from each other because of the difference in

(a) pitch, loudness and quality

(b) pitch and loudness

(c) quality only

(d) loudness only
1632: Consider the following statements:

1. Narasimha Saluva ended the Sangama dynasty and seized the throne for himself and started the Saluva dynasty.

2. Vira Narasimha deposed the last Saluva ruler and seized the throne for himself.

3. Vira Narasimha was succeeded by his younger brother, Krishnadeva Raya.

4. Krishnadeva Raya was succeeded by his half-brother, Achyuta Raya.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3, and 4
1633: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List I (Amendments to the Constitution)
I. The Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991
II. The Constitution (Seventy-fifth Amendment) Act, 1994
III. The Constitution (Eightieth Amendment) Act, 2000
IV. The Constitution (Eighty-third Amendment) Act, 2000

List II (Contents)
(A) Establishment of State level Rent Tribunals
(B) No reservations for Scheduled Castes in Panchayats in Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Constitution of Panchayats in Villages or at other local levels
(D) Accepting the recommendations of the Tenth Finance Commission
(E) According the status of National Capital Territory to Delhi

Codes :
(a) I-E, II-A, III-D, IV-B
(b) I-A, II-E, III-C, IV-D
(c) I-E, II-A, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-A, II-E, III-D, IV-B
1634: According to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, which of the following animals cannot be hunted by any person except under some provisions provided by law?

1. Gharial
2. Indian wild ass
3. Wild buffalo

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1635: Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the

(a) increase in the export of Indian handicrafts
(b) growth in the number of Indian owned factories
(c) commercialization of Indian agriculture
(d) rapid increase in the urban population