2626: Assertion (A): The percentage of net sown area in the total area of Andhra Pradesh is less as compared to that of West Bengal.

Reason (R) : The soil of most of Andhra Pradesh is laterite

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

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

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true
2627: Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurence of four towns/cities as one proceeds from west to east?

(a) Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur

(b) Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong

(c) Indore, Rourkela, Agartala, Jamshedpur

(d) Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded
2628: Solve the given equations :
x2 + y2 = 34
x4 - y4 = 544
The values of x and y are
(a) ± 4, ± 3
(b) ± 5, ± 3
(c) ±3, ±5
(d) ±3, ±4
2629: Which one of the following was the state that was not annexed by Lord Dalhousie by using the Doctrine of Lapse?

(a) Nagpur

(b) Udaipur

(c) Mysore

(d) Satara
2630: A class of animals known as Marsupials is a characteristic feature of

(a) Africa
(b) Australia
(c) South America
(d) South-East Asia