706: Who amongst the following was the first to state that the Earth was spherical?
(a) Aristotle
(b) Copernicus
(c) Ptolemy
(d) Strabo
707: Which country is known as the "Land of the Morning Calm"
(a) Japan
(b) Korea
(c) Taiwan
(d) Netherlands
708: Match List-I (Fuel Gases) with List-II (Major Constituents) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I -- List-II
(Fuel Gases) -- (Major Constituents)
A. CNG -- 1. Carbonmonoxide, Hydrogen
B. Coal gas -- 2. Butane, Propane
C. LPG -- 3. Methane, Ethane
D. Water gas -- 4. Hydrogen, Methane, Carbonmonoxide
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 3 1 2 4
709: Read the following passage and answer the question that follow passage. Your answers to the question should be based on the passage only.
Passage:
In a typical Western liberal, context, deepening of democracy invariably leads to consolidation of 'liberal values'. In the Indian context, democratization is translated into greater involvement of people not as 'individuals' which is a staple to liberal discourse, but as communities or groups. Individuals are getting involved in the public sphere not as 'atomized' individuals but as members of primordial communities drawn on religious or caste identity. Community-identity seems to be the governing force. It is not therefore surprising that the so-called peripheral groups continue to maintain their identities with reference to the social groups (caste, religion or sect) to which they belong while getting involved in the political processes despite the fact that their political goals remain more or less identical. By helping to articulate the political voice of the marginalized, democracy in India has led to 'a loosening of social strictures' and empowered the peripherals to be confident of their ability to improve the socio-economic conditions in which they are placed. This is a significant political process that had led to a silent revolution through a meaningful transfer of power from the upper caste elites to various subaltern groups within the democratic framework of public governance.
Q. What is the "silent revolution" that has occurred in the Indian democratic process?
(a) Irrelevance of caste and class hierarchies in political processes.
(b) Loosening of social strictures in voting behaviour and patterns,
(c) Social change through transfer of power from upper caste elites to subaltern groups.
(d) All the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above are correct in this context.
710: Which one of the following is another name of RDX ?
(a) Selenium
(b) Cyclonite
(c) Cyanohydrin
(d) Cyclohexane