2226: Indian National Congress was founded by:

(a) W. C. Bannerjee

(b) A. O. Hume

(c) Mahatma Gandhi

(d) Annie Besant
2227: With reference to India, which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) IPCL is India's largest petro-chemical company

(b) RIL is the largest private sector company in India

(c) MTNL is listed on NYSE

(d) NSNL is the first telecom service organization in India to launch a nationwide cellular service at one time
2228: India maintained its early cultural contacts and trade links with Southeast Asia across the Bay of Bengal. For this pre-eminence of early maritime history of Bay of Bengal, which of the following could be the most convincing explanation/explanations?

(a) As compared to other countries, India had a better ship building technology in ancient and medieval times

(b) The rulers of southern India always patronized traders, brahmin priests and buddhist monks in this context

(c) Monsoon winds across the Bay of Bengal facilitated sea voyages

(d) Both (a) and (b) are convincing explanations in this context
2229: Given below is a map of some countries which were parts of the erstwhile Soviet Union with water bodies shown by shaded areas :

The countries marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are respectively

(a) Tajikistan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Kazakhstan
(b) Turkmnia, Kirgizia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan
(c) Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kirgizia, Turkmenia
(d) Kazakhstan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Tajikstan
2230: Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi is correct in connection with India's independence?

(a) He was the happiest man

(b) He was a very disillusioned man

(c) He had full satisfaction about his achievements

(d) He was happy with the formation of Pakistan