416: Assertion (A):
Italy, Switzerland, Sweden and Norway have abundant power resources.
Reason (R):
They have the largest coal deposits in Europe. Of these statements
(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 the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
417: Consider the following pairs:
Movement/Organization:
1. All India Anti-Untouchability League
2. All India Kisan Sabha
3. Self-Respect Movement
Leader:
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
3. E.V. Ramaswami Naicker
418: Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?
(a) The extinction of the flame of desire
(b) The complete annihilation of self
(c) A state of bliss and rest
(d) A mental stage beyond all comprehension
419: The language spoken by the largest number of people in the world is
(a) Hindi
(b) English
(c) Mandarin
(d) Spanish
420: In the Presidential election in India, every elected member of the Legislative Assembly of a State shall have as many votes as there are multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the State by the total number of the elected members of the Assembly. As at present (1997) the expression population here means the population as ascertained by the
(a) 1991 Census
(b) 1981 Census
(c) 1971 Census
(d) 1961 Census