316: Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because
(a) Round Table Conference failed to satisfy Indian political aspirations
(b) Congress and Muslim League had differences of opinion
(c) Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award
(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this context
317: Southeast Asia has captivated the attention of global community over space and time as a geostrategically significant region. Which among the following is the most convincing explanation for this global perspective ?
(a) It was the hot theatre during the Second World War
(b) Its location between the Asian powers of China and India
(c) It was the arena of superpower confrontation during the Cold War period
(d) Its location between the Pacific and Indian oceans and its pre-eminent maritime character
318: If in a certain code SAND is VDQG and BIRD is ELUG, then what is the code for LOVE ?
(a) PRYG
(b) ORTG
(c) NPUH
(d) ORYH
319: The only anthropoid ape to be found in India is the
(a) hanuman monkey
(b) liontailed macaque of Western Ghats
(c) slow loris of Assam
(d) whitebrowed gibbon of Assam
320: Five Year Plan in India is finally approved by
(a) Union Cabinet
(b) President on the advice of Prime Minister
(c) Planning Commission
(d) National Development Council