4306: What is Cas9 protein that is often mentioned in news?
(a) A molecular scissors used in targeted gene editing
(b) A biosensor used in the accurate detection of pathogens in patients
(c) A gene that makes plants pest-resistant
(d) A herbicidal substance synthesized in genetically modified crops
4307: The historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because
(a) the majority of the population did not follow Islam
(b) the Muslims theologists were often disregarded
(c) the Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations
(d) religious freedom was accorded to non-Muslims
4308: The International Development Association, a lending agency, is administered by the
(a) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(b) International Fund for Agricultural Development
(c) United Nations Development Programme
(d) United Nations Industrial Development Organization
4309: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I
(Finding/Invention/ Calculation)
A. Time Taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun
B. Calculation of the value of (pi)
C. Invention of the digit zero
D. The game of snakes and ladders
List II
(Ancient Indian Scholar)
1. Aryabhatta
2. Bhaskaracharya
3. Budhayana
4. Gyandev
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 2 3 1 4
4310: 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