2406: In a single throw of a pair of dice, what is the probability of getting a sum of 8 ?

(a) 8/12

(b) 1/36

(c) 4/36

(d) 5/36
2407: The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere from the surface of the Earth upwards is

(a) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
(b) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere
(c) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
(d) Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere
2408: An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was

(a) that all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of autonomy for India

(b) the creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War

(c) the active participation and cooperation of the Indian people, communities and political parties in the British war effort as a
condition for granting independence with full sovereign status to India after war.

(d) the framing of a constitution for the entire Indian Union, with no separate constitution for any province, and a Union Constitution to be accepted by all provinces
2409: One of the major towns in the Satavahana kingdom was

(a) Arikkamedu

(b) Pratishthana

(c) Korkkai

(d) Maski
2410: Who introduced the Civil Services in India?

(a) Lord Dalhousie

(b) Lord Curzon

(c) Lord Wellesley

(d) Lord Cornwallis