3176: Assertion (A)

The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939.

Reason (R)

The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true
3177: In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus?

(a) Saturn and Neptune

(b) Saturn and Earth

(c) Earth and Jupiter

(d) Jupiter and Saturn
3178: Paraffin is a by-product of

(a) Petroleum refining

(b) Processing of agricultural wastes

(c) Cottage industries involving beekeeping

(d) Leather industry
3179: In the context of any country, which one of the following would be considered as part of its social capital?

(a) The proportion of literates in the population

(b) The stock of its buildings, other infrastructure and machines

(c) The size of population in the working age group

(d) The level of mutual trust and harmony in the society
3180: Consider the following:

1. Hotels and restaurants

2. Motor transport undertakings

3. Newspaper establishments

4. Private medical institutions

The employees of which of the above can have the 'Social Security' coverage under Employees' State Insurance Scheme?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4