4486: The partition of Bengal was undertaken with the view of:

(a) Suppressing the revolt arisen

(b) Satisfying the Hindus and the Muslims

(c) Meeting the demand by the Hindus and the Muslims for a separate State

(d) Dividing the Hindus of the West Bengal and increasing Hindu-Muslim tensions
4487: 19 boys turn out for hockey. Of these 11 are wearing hockey shirts and 14 are wearing hockey pants. There are no boys without one or the other. The number of boys wearing full uniform is

(a) 3

(b) 8

(c) 5

(d) 6
4488: Who was the person behind conversion of East India Company from a trading company into a regional power?

(a) Lord Warren Hastings

(b) Lord Clive

(c) Lord Dalhousie

(d) Lord Wellesley
4489: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

(a) Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) : Satellite programme

(b) Falcon : Under-sea cable system

(c) Discovery : Space shuttle

(d) Atlantis : Space station

4490: When light enters a closed room through a small hole in the door, the image of an outside building appears as inverted on the opposite wall. This is because:

(a) The hole acts as a convex lens

(b) Light takes curvature at the edges of the hole

(c) Of rectilinear propagation of light

(d) The hole acts as a concave lens