2986: Assertion (A):
Harshavardhana convened the Prayag Assembly.
Reason (R):
He wanted to popularise only the Mahayana form of Buddhism.
(a) Both A and R are individually true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is fasle, but R is true
2987: In which one of the following is Malta located?
(a) Mediterranean Sea
(b) Baltic Sea
(c) Black Sea
(d) North Sea
2988: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) T. S. Krishnamurthy : Former Chief Election Commissioner of India
(b) K. C. Pant : Chairman, Tenth Finance Commission of India
(c) A. M. Khusro : Former Chairman, Union Public Service Commission
(d) R. C. Lahoti : Former Chief Justice of India
2989: Amar, Akbar and Anthony are friends, being looked after by a matron Farah. Amar weighs 50% more than Akbar and Anthony weighs 25% less than Amar. Farah weighs a third of the combined weight of the three boys. All four together weigh 232 kg. The correct arrangement of the persons in the ascending order of their weights is
(a) Anthony, Akbar, Farah, Amar
(b) Anthony, Akbar, Amar, Farah
(c) Akbar, Anthony, Amar, Farah
(d) Akbar, Anthony, Farah, Amar
2990: The authorization for the withdrawal of funds from the Consolidated Fund of India must come from
(a) The Prime Minister of India
(b) The Parliament of India
(c) The Union Finance Minister
(d) The President of India