851: According to the latest census figures sex ratio in India is
(a) declining
(b) stable
(c) increasing
(d) fluctuating
852: Consider the following:
1. Deification of the Buddha
2. Treading the path of Bodhisattvas
3. Image worship and rituals
Which of the above is/are the feature/ features of Mahayana Buddhism?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
853: A person walking barefooted in a field feels a sharp sting and on examination two puncture marks are found on his leg. He is most probably bitten by:
(a) Poisonous snake
(b) Non-poisonous snake
(c) Scorpion
(d) Rat
854: Which one of the following was the most immediate factor for the spread of Swadeshi and Boycott agitation during the first decade of the present century?
(a) Curzon's attempt to control the Universities.
(b) Curzon's design to curtail the sphere of local self-government.
(c) Curzon's partition of Bengal.
(d) Curzon's plan to curb the growing popularity of the Indian National Congress.
855: In the figure shown below, what is the maximum number of different ways in which 8 identical balls can be placed in the small triangles 1, 2, 3 and 4 such that each triangle contains at least one ball?
(a) 32
(b) 35
(c) 44
(d) 56