2741: Two persons A and B get the same salary. Their basic pays are different. Their allowances are 65% and 80% of their basic pays respectively. What is the ratio of their basic pays?

(a) 7 : 5

(b) 17 : 15

(c) 11 : 10

(d) 12 : 11
2742: Cyclist A starts down a road at a speed of 15 km/hour. Cyclist B starts 20 minutes later from the same spot at a speed of 20 km/hour. B will overtake A after __________

(a) 1 hour

(b) 1½ hours

(c) 2 hours

(d) 2½ hours
2743: Khetri, Kolar, Sindri and Jharia are associated with:

(a) Copper, gold, fertilisers and coal

(b) Copper, gold, coal and iron

(c) Copper, gold, coal and gypsum

(d) Iron, gold, coal and copper
2744: In the Presidential election in India, every elected member of the Legislative Assembly of a State shall have as many votes as there are multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the State by the total number of the elected members of the Assembly. As at present (1997) the expression population here means the population as ascertained by the

(a) 1991 Census

(b) 1981 Census

(c) 1971 Census

(d) 1961 Census
2745: Which one of the following languages belongs to the Austric group ?

(a) Marathi

(b) Ladakhi

(c) Khasi

(d) Tamil