1731: Ice skating can be used to demonstrate that when ice is under pressure, its:

(a) Melting point is lowered

(b) Melting point is raised

(c) Melting point remains unchanged

(d) Coefficient of friction with metal is reduced
1732: Assertion (A) :

Formic acid is a stronger acid than acetic acid.

Reason (R):

Formic acid is an organic acid.

(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
1733: Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) The largest Buddhist monastery in India is in Assam.
(b) The language Konyak is spoken in Nagaland.
(c) The largest river island in the world is in Assam.
(d) Sikkim is the least-populated state of the Indian Union.
1734: Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Indian cities in the decreasing order of their normal annual rainfall?

(a) Kochi - kolkata - Delhi - Patna

(b) kolkata - Kochi - Delhi - Patna

(c) Kochi - kolkata - Patna - Delhi

(d) kolkata - Kochi - Patna - Delhi
1735: Which one of the following is not a sub-index of the World Banks 'Ease of Doing Business Index'?

(a) Maintenance of law and order

(b) Paying taxes

(c) Registering property

(d) Dealing with construction permits