2966: In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at

(a) Surat

(b) Pulicat

(c) Cochin

(d) Cassimbazar
2967: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :

List I List II

I. Visakhadatta (A) Medicine
II. Varahamihira (B) Drama
III. Charaka (C) Astronomy
IV. Brahmagupta (D) Mathematics

Codes:

(a) I - A, II - C, III - D, IV - B
(b) I - B, II - A, III - C, IV - D
(c) I - B, II - C, III - A, IV - D
(d) I - C, II - B, III - A, IV - B
2968: The range of Agni-II missile is around

(a) 500 km
(b) 2000 km
(c) 3500 km
(d) 5000 km
2969: Man passed from the food gathering stage to the food producing stage in the:

(a) Neolithic Age

(b) Mesolithic Age

(c) Chalcolithic Age

(d) Palaeolithic Age
2970: Which one of the following best describes the main objective of 'Seed Village Concept' ?

(a) Encouraging the farmers to use their own farm seeds and discouraging them to buy the seeds from others
(b) Involving the farmers for training in quality seed production and thereby to make available quality seeds to others at appropriate time and affordable cost
(c) Earmarking some villages exclusively for the production of certified seeds
(d) Identifying the entrepreneurs in village and providing them technology and finance to set up seed companies