1006: Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Prizes winner from Kenya is known for her contribution to which one of the following ?
(a) Child development
(b) Journalism
(c) Sustainable development
(d) International economics
1007: Assertion (A):
In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council.
Reason (R):
The Rowlatt Act was passed by the government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the Legislative Council.
(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
1008: After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in
(a) Chauri-Chaura
(b) Dandi
(c) Champaran
(d) Bardoli
1009: In a factory, quality assurance test is conducted on various samples for a specific characteristic value of the product. The values and the number of samples are as given in the following table :
Characteristic value, X No. of Samples
10 3
11 7
12 10
13 15
14 28
15 33
16 24
17 11
18 10
19 6
20 3
Consider the following statements based on the table :
I. The probability that X ≤ 15 is 0.64.
II. The probability that 13 < X ≤ 17 is greater than 0.64.
III. The probability that X = 15 is less than 0.22.
Which of the above statements is/are not true?
(a) I alone
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) I, II and III
1010: Khetri, Kolar, Sindri and Jharia are associated with:
(a) Copper, gold, fertilisers and coal
(b) Copper, gold, coal and iron
(c) Copper, gold, coal and gypsum
(d) Iron, gold, coal and copper