4246: Assertion (A): The person with diabetes insipidus feels thirsty.

Reason (R): A person with diabetes insipidus suffers from excess secretion of vasopressin.


(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 the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
4247: If water pollution continues at its present rate, it will eventually

(a) stop water cycle

(b) prevent precipitation

(c) make oxygen molecules unavailable to water plants

(d) make nitrate unavailable to water plants
4248: Consider the following events :

1. Hunter Commission

2. Charles Wood's Despatch

3. Sadler Commission

4. Raleigh Commission


Their correct chronological sequence is

(a) 3 - 2 - 1 - 4

(b) 2 - 1 - 4 - 3

(c) 1 - 4 - 3 - 2

(d) 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
4249: During Indian freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation?

(a) Different social reform groups or organizations of Bengal region united to form a single body to discuss the issues of larger interest and to prepare appropriate petitions/representations to the government.

(b) Indian National Congress did not want to include social reforms in its deliberations and decided to form a separate body for such a purpose

(c) Behramji Malabari and M. G. Ranade decided to bring together all the social reform groups of the country under one organization

(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this context
4250: Which of the following is not included in Mughal paintings?

(a) Portraits

(b) Islamic themes

(c) Flowers and plants

(d) Hunting scenes