1396: Assertion (A)
Eclipses do not occur on all full moon and new moon days
Reason (R)
The moon revolves round the earth in an elliptical orbit
(a) A and R both are incorrect
(b) A is correct but R is incorrect
(a) A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
1397: Consider the following plants:
1. Bougainvillea
2. Carnations
3. Cocoa
4. Grapes
Which of these plants are propagated by stem cuttings?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1398: Mahmud Gawan was the Prime Minister in
(a) Gujarat kingdom
(b) Kingdom of Kashmir
(c) Bahmani kingdom
(d) Kingdom of Mysore
1399: With reference to Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave of popular indignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc
(c) Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
(d) In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin pact
1400: Which one of the following statements regarding the veto power in the Security Council is correct according to the United Nations Charter ?
(a) The decisions of the Security Council on all non-procedural matters must be made by an affirmative vote of nine members, including the concurring, votes of the permanent members of the Council
(b) Every permanent member of the Security Council can prevent any decision from being accepted, by vetoing it
(c) The term veto was used in Article 27 of the United Nations Charter to enable any permanent member of the Security Council to prevent any resolution from being passed by the majority
(d) Any member of the Security Council can prevent any resolution from being passed by voting against it