646: Which one of the following foreign travellers elaborately discussed about diamonds and diamond mines of India?
(a) Francois Bernier
(b) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
(c) Jean de Thevenot
(d) Abbe Barthelemy Carre
647: Consider the map given below :
The places marked A, B, C and D in the map are respectively
(a) Rift valley region, Chattisgarh plain, Rain shadow region and Chotanagpur plateau
(b) Chattisgarh plain, Chotanagpur plateau, Rift valley region and Rain shadow region
(c) Rift valley region, Chattisgarh plain, Chotanagpur plateau and Rain shadow region
(d) Chattisgarh plain, Rain shadow region, Chotanagpur plateau and Rift valley region
648: With reference to medieval Indian rulers, which one of the following statements is correct ?
(a) Alauddin Khalji first set up a separate ariz's department
(b) Balban introduced the branding system of horses of military
(c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq was succeeded by his uncle to the Delhi throne
(d) Firoz Tughlaq set up a separate department of slaves
649: UNCTAD is a United Nations Conference on:
(a) Trade and Development
(b) Military Training and Education
(c) Education and Development
(d) None of the above
650: Raghu Rai is well known for which one of the following areas ?
(a) Research in Mathematics
(b) Water harvesting
(c) Photography
(d) Pollution control