2561: Which of the following was the main reason of the downfall of Mauryan empire ?
(a) Weak successors of Ashoka who could not control the empire properly
(b) Religious policy of Ashoka
(c) Ashoka maintained friendly relations with his neighbours
(d) None of the above
2562: The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international treaty drawn at
(a) United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm, 1972
(b) UN Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 1992
(c) World Summit on Sustainable development, Johannesburg, 2002
(d) UN Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen, 2009
2563: When a person moves from poles to the equator, the population of plants and animals will:
(a) Increase
(b) Decrease
(c) Remain unchanged
(d) Not show any consistent behaviour
2564: Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?
(a) Lord Hardinge
(b) Lord Lytton
(c) Lord Canning
(d) Lord Dalhousie
2565: Consider the following :
I. Market borrowing
II. Treasury bills
III. Special securities issued to RBI
Which of these is/are component(s) of internal debt ?
(a) I only
(b) I and II
(c) II only
(d) I, II and III