956: Consider the following statements :
1. The Charter Act 1853 abolished East India Company monopoly of Indian trade.
2. Under the Government of India Act,1858, the British Parliament abolished the East India company altogether and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.
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
957: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List I List II
(Special Characteristic) (Name of Planet)
I. Farthest planet from the sun ------------ (A) Mercury
II. Largest planet of the solar system ---- (B) Venus
III. Planet second from the Sun in the solar system ------------ (C) Jupiter
IV. Planet nearest to the Sun -------------- (D) Pluto
------------------------------------- (E) Saturn
Codes:
(a) I-B, II-C, III-E, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-E, III-A, IV-B
(c) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(d) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
958: Consider the following statements:
1. Geological Survey of India (GSI), comes under Ministry of Mines.
2. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), comes under the Ministry of Culture.
3. Balmer Lawrie comes under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Which of the above statements is/are true
(a) Only 1 is true
(b) only 2 is true
(c) Both 1 and 2 is true
(d) Neither is true
959: On dividing 2272 as well as 875 by 3-digit number N, we get the same remainder. What is the sum of the digits of N?
960: Which of the following States border Uttar Pradesh?
1. Punjab
2. Rajasthan
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Jharkhand
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4