1771: Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic oceans ?
(a) Colombia
(b) Costa Rica
(c) Nicaragua
(d) Guatemala
1772: Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(a) Neel Darpan was a play based on the exploitation of the indigo farmers
(b) The author of the play Ghashiram Kotwal is Vijay Tendulkar
(c) The play Navanna by Nabin Chandra Das was based on the famine of Bengal
(d) Urdu theatre used to depend heavily on Parsi theatre
1773: Assertion (A) :
The Quit India Movement of 1942 marked the culmination of the Indian Freedom Movement.
Reason (R):
After the Quit India Movement it was only a question of time and determining the actual mechanics of the transfer of power.
(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 an explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
1774: At which stage in its life-cycle does the silkworm yield the fibre of commerce?
(a) Egg
(b) Larva
(c) Pupa
(d) Imago
1775: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Islam : Koran
(b) Hinduism : Veda
(c) Shintoism : Analects
(d) Judaism : Torah