1211: Every time a man hits the target he gets one rupee and every time he misses the target he has to pay the rupee. He is allowed to try 100 times and gets an amount of Rs. 30. How many times did he hit the target?

(a) 60

(b) 65

(c) 70

(d) 75
1212: As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he

(a) postpone granting of independence

(b) invite Jinnah to form the government

(c) invite Nehru and Jinnah to form the government together

(d) invite the army to take over for some time
1213: From which one of the following did India buy the Barak anti-missile defence systems?

(a) France
(b) Israel
(c) Russia
(d) USA
1214: A small wooden block is floating in a tub of water. The water is gradually heated. The volume of the wooden block visible above the water level:

(a) Increases

(b) Decreases

(c) Fluctuates

(d) Remains the same
1215: Rennin and lactase, the enzymes required to digest milk, disappear in the human body by the age of

(a) two

(b) three

(c) five

(d) eight