296: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I------------------------List II
(Persons)----------------------(Journals)
I. Shyamji Krishna Varma------(A) Bande Mataram
II. Madame Bhikaji Cama-------(B) Indian Sociologist
III. Annie Besant--------------(C) The Talwar
IV. Aurobindo Ghosh-----------(D) Commonweal
Codes:
(a) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
(c) I-B, II-C, III-A, IV-D
(d) I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A
297: Aspartame is an artificial sweetener sold in the market. It consists of amino acids and provides calories like other amino acids. Yet, it is used as a low-calorie sweetening agent in food items. What is the basis of this use ?
(a) Aspartame is several times sweeter than table "sugar, hence food items made with small quantities of aspartame yield fewer calorieson oxidation
(b) When aspartame is used in food processing, the sweet taste remains, but it 'beccmes resistant to oxida- tion
(c) Aspartame is as sweet as sugar, but after ingestion into the body, it is converted into metabolites that yield no calories
(d) Aspartame is as sweet as table sugar, but unlike table sugar, it is not readily oxidized in human body due to lack of requisite enzymes
298: Which of the following statements is not correct about Nalanda University ?
(a) It was an ancient Buddhist learning centre
(b) A Chinese Hiuen Tsang studied here
(c) We came to know about it only through the writings of Chinese pilgrims
(d) It was mainly responsible for spreading Buddhism to China, Japan and South East Asia
299: Which of the following pairs is not correct?
(a) Seismograph : Earthquakes
(b) Anemometer : Speed of the wind
(c) Hygrometer : Water vapour content of the atmosphere
(d) Lactometer : Specific gravity of liquids
300: Who introduced the Civil Services in India?
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Lord Cornwallis