2506: Assertion (A):

The sponsor and the most prominent figure of the Chisti order of Sufis in India is Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti.

Reason (R):

The Chisti order takes its name from a village Chisti in Ajmer.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
2507: In medieval India, the designations `Mahattara and `Pattakila were used for

(a) military officers
(b) village headmen
(c) specialists in vedic rituals
(d) chiefs of craft guilds
2508: The Montague-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of:

(a) The Indian Councils Act, 1909

(b) The Government of India Act, 1919

(c) The Government of India Act, 1935

(d) The Indian Independence Act, 1947
2509: Nobel Prize in Economics for the year 1997 was awarded for contribution in the area of

(a) International Economics
(b) Financial Economics
(c) Public Economics
(d) Development Economics
2510: Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission ?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel

(b) Acharya J. B. Kripalani and C. Rajagopalachari

(c) Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad

(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai