2291: A suitable site of a cement plant requires proximity to:

(a) Coal and iron

(b) Limestone and manganese

(c) Limestone and gypsum

(d) Coal and gypsum
2292: Assertion (A)

The Cholas had a conquest of Southeast

Reason (R)

They had developed a very strong fleet

(a) if A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) if A and R both are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) if A is incorrect but R is correct

(d) if A is correct but R is incorrect
2293: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

List I-------------------List II

(Agricultural products)--(Foremost producer)

I. Cotton---------------(A) Madhya Pradesh
II. Gram-----------------(B) Gujarat
III. Black pepper---------(C) West Bengal
IV. Pineapple-------------(D) Kerala

Codes:

(a) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
(b) I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D
(c) I-A, II-B, III-D, IV-C
(d) I-A, II-B, III-C, IV-D
2294: For which one of the following books did kiran Desai win the Man Booker Prize 2006?

(a) Mother's Milk
(b) In the Country of Men
(c) The Secret River
(d) Journalism
2295: When the frequency distribution is normal

(a) median, mode and mean are all different from one another
(b) mean, mode and median are identical
(c) mean is greater than mode
(d) mean is greater than median