511: At which place will you find maximum sunlight in December?
(a) Kanyakumari
(b) Pune
(c) Calcutta
(d) Leh
512: The radical wing of the Congress Party, with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the 'Independence for India League' in opposition to
(a) the Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(b) the Home Rule Movement
(c) the Nehru Report
(d) the Montford Reforms
513: Consider the following statements:
(1) The International Solar Alliance was launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2015.
(2) The Alliance includes all the member countries of the United Nations.
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
514: Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(a) Battle of Buxar : Mir Jafar vs. Clive
(b) Battle of Wandiwash : French vs. East India Company
(c) Battle of Chilianwala : Dalhousie vs. Marathas
(d) Battle of Kharda : Nizam vs. East India Company
515: With reference to the cultivation of Khalif crops in India in the last five years, consider the following statements:
1. Area under rice cultivation is the highest.
2. Area under the cultivation of jowar is more than that of oilseeds.
3. Area of cotton cultivation is more than that of sugarcane.
4. Area under sugarcane cultivation has steadily decreased.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4