1531: Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler of:

(a) Bijapur

(b) Golkonda

(c) Ahmadnagar

(d) Vijayanagar
1532: Lord Wellesley greatly extended the British dominion in India through:

(a) Doctrine of Lapse

(b) Subsidiary Alliance

(c) Partitioning of Indian States

(d) Annexing the princely States
1533: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List I
I. WTO
II. IDA
III. IMF
IV. IBRD

List II
(A) Provides loans to address short-term balance of payment problems
(B) Multi-lateral trade negotiation body
(C) Sanction of soft loans
(D) Facilitating lendings and borrowings for reconstruction and development

Codes:
(a) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A
(b) I-B, II-C, III-A, IV-D
(c) I-C, II-B, III-D, IV-A
(d) I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D
1534: Which one of the following books of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of Sunga dynasty?

(a) Swapnavasavadatta
(b) Malavikagnirnitra
(c) Meghadoota
(d) Ratnavali
1535: If X = -2, then X3 - X2 - X - 1 is equal to

(a) 1
(b) -3
(c) -11
(d) -15