1531: A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km eastwards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to reach C. He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B and reaches his destination D. The shortest distance between the starting point and destination is

(a) 18 km
(b) 16 km
(c) 15 km
(d) 12 km
1532: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I (Board) List-II (Headquarters)

A. Coffee Board 1. Bengaluru

B. Rubber Board 2. Guntur

C. Tea Board 3. Kottayam

D. Tobacco Board 4. Kolkata


(a) 1 3 4 2

(b) 2 4 3 1

(c) 2 3 4 1

(d) 1 4 3 2
1533: In which one of the following union territories, do the people of the Onge tribe live?

(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

(c) Daman and Diu

(d) Lakshadweep
1534: In the Indian context the term De-notified tribes refers to

(a) tribes which are aboriginals

(b) nomadic tribes

(c) tribes practising shifting cultivation

(d) tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes
1535: In which one of the following countries is rupee its currency?

(a) Bhutan
(b) Malaysia
(c) Maldives
(d) Seychelles