2856: With reference to the cultural history of medieval India, consider the following statements:

1. Siddhas (Sittars) of Tamil region were monotheistic and condemned idolatry.
2. Lingayats of Kannada region questioned the theory of rebirth and rejected the caste hierarchy.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2857: Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) East Timor was a British colony for four centuries

(b) The European colonial rulers handed over East Timor to Indonesia in 1975

(c) The United Nations took over East Timor in 1999 to prepare it for independence

(d) East Timor finally declared its independence in December 2001
2858: The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the Constitution of India during the prime ministership of

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(c) Indira Gandhi

(d) Morarji Desai
2859: Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?

City : River

(a) Berlin : Rhine

(b) London : Thames

(c) New York : Hudson

(d) Vienna : Danube
2860: The approximate age of the Aravallis range is

(a) 370 million years
(b) 470 million years
(c) 570 million years
(d) 670 million years