1786: The meeting of Indian and British political leaders during 1930-32 in London has often been referred to as the First. Second and Third Round Table Conferences. It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because
(a) the Indian National Congress did not take part in two of them
(b) Indian parties other than the Indian National Congress participating in the Conference represented sectional interests and not the whole of India
(c) the British Labour Party had withdrawn from the Conference, thereby making the proceedings of the Conference partisan
(d) it was an instance of Conference held in three sessions and not that of three separate conferences
1787: A rectangular plot of lawn shown in the figure has dimensions x and y and is surrounded by a gravel pathway of width 2 m. What is the total area of the pathway ?
(a) 2x + 2y + 4
(b) 2x + 2y + 8
(c) 4x+ 4y + 8
(d) 4x + 4y + 16
1788: Why could British only succeed in trade and commerce in India?
(a) Because of government backing
(b) Quality of merchandise
(c) Naval superiority
(d) All of the above
1789: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List I List II
(Country) (President)
I. Columbia (A) Vicente Fox
II. The Philippines (B) Hugo Chavez
III. Mexico (C) Gloria Macapagal Arroya
IV. Venezuela (D) Andres Pastrana
Codes :
(a) I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
(b) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
(c) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-B
(d) I-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
1790: Which of the following statements is correct for Guru Nanak?
(a) He preached punishment for wicked
(b) He preached against Muslims
(c) He preached a war society
(d) He preached that 'God is one'