521: If you travel through the Himalayas, you are likely to see which of the following plants naturally growing there?

1. Oak
2. Rhododendron
3. Sandalwood

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
522: The Stilwell Road, built in 1940s, which was recently in news, connects which of the following ?

(a) Agartala in India and Yangon in Myanmar via Bangladesh

(b) Ledo in India and Kunming in China via Myanmar

(c) Kalimpong in India and Lhasa in Tibet via Bhutan

(d) Imphal in India and Bangkok in Thailand via Myanmar
523: The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because

(a) the Congress could not form ministries in the other four provinces

(b) emergence of a left wing in the Congress made the working of the ministries impossible

(c) there were widespread communal disturbances in their provinces

(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct
524: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :

List I List II

(Substance) (Physiological role)

I. Ptyalin (A) Converts angioten-sinogen in blood into angiotensin
II. Pepsin (B) Digests starch
III. Renin (C) Digests proteins
IV. Oxytocin (D) Hydrolyses fats
(E) Induces contraction of smooth muscles
Codes:

(a) I-B, II-C, III-A, IV-E
(b) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-E
(c) I-B, II-C, IH-E, IV-A
(d) I-C, II-A, III-B, IV-D
525: The given map relates to :

(a) Kanishka at the time of his death
(b) Samudragupta after the close of his South Indian campaign
(c) Ashoka towards close of his reign
(d) Empire of Thaneswar on the eve of Harsh's accession