2621: The increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air is slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere, because it absorbs

(a) the water vapour of the air and retains its heat

(b) the ultraviolet part of the solar radiation

(c) all the solar radiations

(d) the infrared part of the solar radiation
2622: Assertion (A):
Devaluation of a currency may promote export.

Reason (R):
Price of the country's products in the international market may fall due to devaluation.

(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
2623: With reference to the Non-banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in India, consider the following statements :

1. They cannot engage in the acquisition of securities issued by the government.

2. They cannot accept demand deposits like Savings Account.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2624: During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts, called for

(a) the Union of Pashtun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan

(b) the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers

(c) the adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform

(d) the Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism
2625: A lot of details, regarding the village administration under the Cholas is provided by the Inscriptions at

(a) Thanjavur

(b) Uraiyur

(c) Kanchipuram

(d) Uttaramerur