4311: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I-------------List II
I. 1556----------(A) Battle of Haldi Ghati
II. 1600---------(B) Nadir Shah's capture of Delhi
III. 1686--------(C) Death of Shivaji
IV. 1739--------(D) Grant of Charter to East India Company
------(E) Accession of Akbar
Codes:
(a) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-E, II-D, III-C, IV-B
(c) I-E, II-B, III-A, IV-D
(d) I-A, II-E, III-C, IV-B
4312: Consider the following statements regarding the Chakiarkoothu form of dance:
I. It is performed by Chakiar caste.
II. It cannot be traditionally witnessed by the higher caste Hindus.
III. Mizhavu is the accompanying instrument.
IV. Its theatre form is called koothambalam.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) I, III and IV
(b) I, II and III
(c) II, III and IV
(d) I, II and IV
4313: Rigveda, the oldest of the Vedas, chiefly contains:
(a) Collection of hymns to gods
(b) Methods of Vedic yagnas
(c) Early Aryan culture
(d) Origin and works of Hindu gods
4314: Where was the first conference of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs held in the Year 1957 ?
(a) Nova Scotia (Canada)
(b) Nagasaki (Japan)
(c) Minnow brook (USA)
(d) Rhode Island (USA)
4315: When you travel in certain parts of India, you will notice red soil. What is the main reason for this colour ?
(a) Abundance of magnesium
(b) Abundance of phosphates
(c) Presence of ferric-oxides
(d) Accumulated humus