2431: Consider the following statements:
1. The Man Booker Prize is awarded to citizen of any of the countries of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.
2. A leading London-based software company underwrites the Man Booker Prize presently.
3. The winner of the Man Booker Prize in year 2004 is a South Asian.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2432: "Bijanti" government is compared to the Chola's for:
(a) Rural democracy
(b) Administrative system
(c) Land revenue collection system
(d) Display of wealth
2433: The word "Denisovan" is sometimes mentioned in media in reference to
(a) fossils of a kind of dinosaurs
(b) an early human species
(c) a cave system found in North-East India
(d) a geological period in the history of the Indian subcontinent
2434: The number of students in two sections, A and B having different heights is shown in the following Table :
The ratio of the number of students of a particular height in Section A to that in Section B is the maximum for the height of
(a) 1.55 m
(b) 1.60 m
(c) 1.65 m
(d) 1.71 m
2435: The foundation of modern educational system in India was laid by
(a) The Charter Act of 1813
(b) Macaulay's Minutes of 1835
(c) The Hunter Commission of 1882
(d) Wood's Despatch of 1854