1701: Purna Swaraj Day was observed on:

(a) 26th November, 1947

(b) 26th October, 1949

(c) 26th January, 1950

(d) 26th January, 1930
1702: The term nishka, which meant an ornament in the Vedic period, was used in later times to denote a/an

(a) weapon

(b) agricultural implement

(c) script

(d) coin
1703: Which one of the following is a useful functional association between fungi and the roots of higher plants ?

(a) Biofertilizer
(b) Coralloid root
(c) Lichen
(d) Mycorrhiza
1704: The "dharma" and "rita" depict a central idea of ancient Vedic civilization of India. In this context consider the following statements :

1. Dharma was a conception of obligations and of the discharge of one's duties to oneself and to others.

2. Rita was the fundamental moral law governing the functioning of the universe and all it contained.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1705: Sun's halo is produced by the refraction of light in

(a) Water vapour, in Stratus clouds

(b) Ice crystals in Cirro-Cumulus clouds

(c) Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds

(d) Dust particles in Stratus clouds