2826: In Mughal paintings one notices the adoption of principle of foreshortening whereby near and distant people and things could be placed in perspective. This was due to the influence of the

(a) British

(b) Dutch

(c) Portuguese

(d) Danish
2827: As per the 1991 Census, the average size of households in terms of number of persons per household in respect of the given states follows the sequence (highest first, lowest last).

(a) Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
(b) Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, Kerala
(c) Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
(d) Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala
2828: The given pie charts show the proportion of literates and illiterates in a country, in the year 1970 and 1990 and also the proportion of males (M) and females (F) among the literates. Which one of the following statements can be said to be beyond any doubt ?


(a) In 1970 has of the illiterates were women (females)
(b) The proportion of literate males to the total population of males remained the same over the years
(c) Male literacy did not improve over this period
(d) The ratio of female literates to male literates improved significantly over this period
2829: Which country is known as the "Land of the Morning Calm"

(a) Japan

(b) Korea

(c) Taiwan

(d) Netherlands
2830: Zayed bin Sultan-al-Nahyan was a long serving President of which of the following ?

(A) Oman
(B) United Arab Emirates
(C) Kuwait
(D) Saudi Arabia