2396: Consider the following statements :

1. Sikkim has the minimum area among the 28 Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).

2. Chandigarh has the highest literacy rate among Pondicherry, NCT of Delhi and other Union Territories.

3. Maharashtra has the highest population after Uttar Pradesh among the 28 Indian States (Delhi and Pondicherry not included).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
2397: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List I

A. Mandakini Amte
B. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry
C. Romila Thapar
D. Vanashree Rao

List II (Well-known for)

1. Theatre direction
2. Social service and community leadership
3. Dance
4. History writing

(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 2 4 1 3
2398: Consider the following:

1. Camphor

2. Chicory

3. Vanilla

Which of the above is/are plant product(s)?

(a) 1 & 2
(b) 1 & 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3
2399: When light enters a closed room through a small hole in the door, the image of an outside building appears as inverted on the opposite wall. This is because:

(a) The hole acts as a convex lens

(b) Light takes curvature at the edges of the hole

(c) Of rectilinear propagation of light

(d) The hole acts as a concave lens
2400: In summer, man with excess perspiration feels weak, because of the:

(a) Loss of more water through evaporation

(b) Loss of salts through evaporation

(c) Loss of carbohydrates through evaporation

(d) All factors mentioned above