1296: A boat filled with some stones is floating in water. If the stones are dropped into the water, the level of the water will
(a) Rise
(b) Decrease
(c) Remain the same
(d) Insufficient data to predict
1297: The native State of Tripura became involved in the Freedom Movement early in the 20th century because
(a) the kings of Tripura were always anti-British
(b) the Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura
(c) the tribes of the State were fiercely freedom loving
(d) there were already some groups fighting against the kingship and its protector, the British
1298: Which one of the following is not related to United Nations ?
(a) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
(b) International Finance Corporation
(c) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
(d) Bank for International Settlements
1299: Consider the following international languages :
1. Arabic
2. French
3. Spanish
The correct sequence of the languages given above in the decreasing order of the number of their speakers is :
(a) 3-1-2
(b) 1-3-2
(c) 3-2-1
(d) 1-2-3
1300: The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, 2002 was awarded to
(a) John Hume
(b) Nelson Mandela
(c) Norodom Sihanouk
(d) Sadako Ogata