891: With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements:
1. The number of Ministries at the centre on 15th August 1947 was 18.
2. The number of Ministries at the centre at present is 36.
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
892: Consider the following statements :
The Ministerial Meeting of the WTO held in December 1999 was unsuccessful because it attempted to link trade with
I. labour related issues.
II. environment related issues.
III. terrorism related issues.
IV. debt-related issues.
Which of these statements are correct ?
(a) I, III and IV
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) II and IV
893: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I-------------List II
I. 1556----------(A) Battle of Haldi Ghati
II. 1600---------(B) Nadir Shah's capture of Delhi
III. 1686--------(C) Death of Shivaji
IV. 1739--------(D) Grant of Charter to East India Company
------(E) Accession of Akbar
Codes:
(a) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-E, II-D, III-C, IV-B
(c) I-E, II-B, III-A, IV-D
(d) I-A, II-E, III-C, IV-B
894: Lectures from Colombo to Almora is based on the experiences of which one of the following?
(a) Veer Savarkar
(b) Annie Besant
(c) Ramkrishna Paramhansa
(d) Swami Vivekanand
895: Gypsum is added to cement clinker to
(a) Increase the tensile strength of the cement
(b) Bind the particles of calcium silicate
(c) Decrease the rate of setting of cement
(d) Facilitate the formation of colloidal gel