4411: Mandamus means:
(a) A writ issued by a superior court command that a specified thing be done
(b) A legal term for a prisoner's right to appear in person and be tried in court
(c) A written public declaration of the intentions, opinions or motives of a sovereign or of a leader, party or body
(d) The principle of hybridisation, discovered by Gregor Mendel which led to the improved breeds of plant and animal life
4412: A wheel that has 6 cogs is meshed with a larger wheel of 14 cogs. When the smaller wheel has made 21 revolutions, the number of revolutions made by the larger wheel will be:
(a) 12
(b) 49
(c) 9
(d) 4
4413: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists :
List I List II
I. Moplah revolt--------(A) Kerala
II. Pabna revolt-------- (B) Bihar
III. Eka Movement------(C) Bengal
IV. Birsa Munda revolt--(D) Awadh
Codes:
(a) I-A, II-C, III-D, IV-B
(b) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A
(c) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
(d) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
4414: Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?
(a) Brahmi
(b) Nandnagari
(c) Sharada
(d) Kharoshti
4415: In the context of any country, which one of the following would be considered as part of its social capital?
(a) The proportion of literates in the population
(b) The stock of its buildings, other infrastructure and machines
(c) The size of population in the working age group
(d) The level of mutual trust and harmony in the society