1821: The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on

(a) a conflict between Gods and Demons of ancient Hindu lore

(b) a romantic story of an Aryan prince and a tribal woman

(c) the story of the power struggle between two Aryan tribes

(d) the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya
1822: Assertion (A): Wind patterns are clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

Reason (R):The direction of wind patterns in the northern and the southern hemisphere are governed by Coriolis effect.


(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are individually 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.
1823: Which one of the following statements is correct ?

(a) All the members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by State Legislative Assemblies

(b) As the Vice-President is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, only a member of the Rajya Sabha can contest for the office of the Vice-President

(c) A point of difference between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is that while a candidate to the Lok Sabha can contest from any State in India, a candidate to the Rajya Sabha should ordinarily be are resident of the State from where he is contesting

(d) The Constitution of India explicitly prohibits the appointment of a nominated member of Rajya Sabha to the post of a minister
1824: Assertion (A):
A Chemical reaction becomes faster at higher temperatures.

Reason (R):
At higher temperatures, molecular motion becomes more rapid.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is fasle but R is true
1825: Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun?

(a) Earth
(b) Jupiter
(c) Mars
(d) Venus