2871: Consider the following statements:

1. During the year 2004, India's foreign exchange reserves did not exceed the 125 billion U. S. Dollars mark.

2. The series of index numbers of wholesale prices introduced from April 2000 has the year 1993-94 as base year.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 or 2
2872: With reference to the Legislative Assembly of a State in India, consider the following statements:

1. The Governor makes a customary address to Members of the House at the commencement of the first session of the year.
2. When a State Legislature does not have a rule on a particular matter, it follows the Lok Sabha rule on that matter.

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
2873: There are 20 students with an average height of 105 cms in a class. Then 10 students with an average height of 120 cms join the class. What will be the average height of the class now?

(a) 100 cms

(b) 110 cms

(c) 120 cms

(d) 130 cms
2874: What causes wind to deflect toward left in the Southern hemisphere ?

(a) Rotation of the earth
(b) Magnetic field
(c) Temperature
(d) Pressure
2875: Which of the following statements is not correct about Nalanda University ?

(a) It was an ancient Buddhist learning centre

(b) A Chinese Hiuen Tsang studied here

(c) We came to know about it only through the writings of Chinese pilgrims

(d) It was mainly responsible for spreading Buddhism to China, Japan and South East Asia