296: As per Indian Protocol, who among the following ranks highest in the order of precedence?
(a) Deputy Prime Minister
(b) Former President
(c) Governor of a State within his state
(d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
297: The motive behind Shahjahan's Balkh campaign was to
(a) secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul
(b) conquer Samarqand and Farghana, the Mughal homelands
(c) fix the Mughal frontier on the scientific line, the Amu Daria
(d) expand the Mughal Empire beyond the sub-continent
298: In how many different ways can four books A, B, C and D be arranged one above another in a vertical order such that the books A and B are never in continuous position?
(a) 9
(b) 12
(c) 18
(d) 14
299: The most poisonous snakes found in India are
(a) Cobra, Viper, Banded kraits
(b) King Cobra, Grass snake, Banded kraits, Cobra
(c) Cobra, Python, Banded kraits, Rat snake
(d) Cobra, Grass snake, Kraits, Rat snake
300: A quantity is found to vary in the order 9, 16, 25, 36, 49. What will be the next number in the order?
(a) 57
(b) 64
(c) 68
(d) 61