1596: Metals known to Indus Valley Civilisation were:

(a) Gold, copper, silver but not iron

(b) Silver, iron, bronze but not gold

(c) Iron, copper, gold but not silver

(d) Zinc, silver, iron but not gold
1597: Mouth and foot diseases in cattle are caused due to:

(a) Bacteria

(b) Virus

(c) Fungi

(d) Penicillium
1598: The next number in the series 0, 7, 26, 63 is:

(a) 124

(b) 178

(c) 195

(d) 255
1599: What is common among Madam Bhikaji Cama, M. Barkatulla, V.V.S. Iyer and M.N. Roy ?

(a) All of them were leading members of the International Communist Movement

(b) M. Barkatulla was the Prime Minister and the rest were Ministers in the Provisional Government of Free India established by a group of revolutionaries at Kabul

(c) All of them were among the prominent revolutionaries outside India operating in different countries during the Freedom Movement

(d) All of them were accused in the case relating to the throwing of a bomb on Lord Hardinge
1600: Which one of the following is the correct decreasing sequence in terms of the value (in rupees) of the minerals produced in India in the year 2002-03?

(a) Metallic minerals - Fuel minerals - Non-metallic minerals
(b) Fuel minerals - Metallic minerals - Non-metallic minerals
(c) Metallic minerals - Non-metallic minerals - Fuel minerals
(d) Fuel minerals - Non-metallic minerals - Metallic minerals