1546: What is the old name of Zimbabwe?
(a) Rhodesia
(b) Zambia
(c) Namibia
(d) Kampuchea
1547: Consider the following countries
1. China
2. France
3. India
4. Israel
5. Pakistan
Which among the above are Nuclear Weapons States as recognized by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
(c) 2, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
1548: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I
A. Mandakini Amte
B. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry
C. Romila Thapar
D. Vanashree Rao
List II (Well-known for)
1. Theatre direction
2. Social service and community leadership
3. Dance
4. History writing
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 2 4 1 3
1549: What is the correct sequence of the rivers Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
(a) Godavari--Mahanadi--Narmada--Tapi
(b) Godavari--Narmada--Mahanadi--Tapi
(c) Narmada--Godavari--Tapi--Mahanadi
(d) Narmada--Tapi--Godavari--Mahandai
1550: Assertion (A):
A Chemical reaction becomes faster at higher temperatures.
Reason (R):
At higher temperatures, molecular motion becomes more rapid.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is fasle but R is true