1151: With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
(b) The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatam
(c) In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633
(d) Under the leadership of supleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746
1152: Consider the map given below : The division along India's coastal region indicate
(a) coastal pollution zones
(b) salinity density isopleths
(c) the areas upto which soverignty extends
(d) under water relief contours
1153: Which of the following were the causes for the rapid dissolution of the Mughal empire?
I. Degeneration of the Mughal nobility
II. The absence of the Law of Succession
III. Foreign invasion
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) II and III only
(b) I and III only
(c) III only
(d) I, II and III
1154: Plants take nitrogen in the form of:
(a) Nitrites
(b) Ammonia
(c) Nitrates
(d) Element
1155: The provisions in Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are made in order to
(a) protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes
(b) determine the boundaries between States
(c) determine the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats
(d) protect the interests of all the border States