1296: A bag contains 20 balls, 8 balls are green, 7 are white and 5 are red. What is the minimum number of balls that must be picked up from the bag blind folded (without replacing any of it) to be assured of picking at least one ball of each colour ?

(a) 4
(b) 7
(c) 11
(d) 16
1297: Who was the last ruler of the Tughluq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate?

(a) Firoz Shah Tughluq

(b) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq Shah II

(c) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud

(d) Nasrat Shah
1298: A pesticide which is a chlorinated hydrocarbon is sprayed on a food crop. The food chain is: Food crop - Rat - Snake - Hawk. In this food chain, the highest concentration of the pesticide would accumulate in which one of the following?

(a) Hawk
(b) Food crop
(c) Snake
(d) Rat
1299: Metals known to Indus Valley Civilisation were:

(a) Gold, copper, silver but not iron

(b) Silver, iron, bronze but not gold

(c) Iron, copper, gold but not silver

(d) Zinc, silver, iron but not gold
1300: With reference to Lok Adalats, consider the following statements:

1. An award made by a Lok Adalat is deemed to be a decree of a civil court and no appeal lies against thereto before any court.

2. Matrimonial/Family disputes are not covered under Lok Adalat.

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