1741: A person travels from X to Y a speed of 40 kmph and returns by increasing his speed by 50%. What is his average speed for both the trips ?
(a) 36 kmph
(b) 45 kmph
(c) 48 kmph
(d) 50 kmph
1742: Alam Khan, one of those who invited Babar to invade India was

(a) An uncle of Ibrahim Lodhi and a pretender to the throne of Delhi

(b) A cousin of Ibrahim Lodhi who was ill-treated and expelled form the country

(c) The father of Dilawar Khan to whom cruel treatment was meted out by Ibrahim Lodi

(d) A high official in Punjab province who was very much discontented with Ibrahim Lodhi's treatment to his tribe.

1743: Assertion (A):

Emperor Akbar marched towards Afghanistan in 1581 with a huge army.

Reason (R):

He was on his way to reclaim his ancestral country of Ferghana in Central Asia.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true
1744: Saddle Peak, the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar islands, is located in

(a) Great Nicobar

(b) Middle Andaman

(c) Little Andaman

(d) North Andaman
1745: Match List I (Oxdiation number) with List II (The element) and select the correct answer using the codes given below this lists:

List I List II

(Oxidation number) (The element)

A. 2 1. Oxidation number of Mn in MnO2
B. 3 2. Oxidation number of S in H2S2O7
C. 4 3. Oxidation number of Ca in CaO2
D. 6 4. Oxidation number of Al in NaAIH4

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 3 4 1 2

(b) 4 3 1 2

(c) 3 4 2 1

(d) 4 3 2 1