3161: Most of the explosions in mines occur due to the mixing of

(a) hydrogen with oxygen

(b) oxygen with acetylene

(c) methane with air

(d) carbon dioxide with ethane
3162: The term "Imperial preference" was applied to the

(a) special privileges on British imports in India

(b) racial discrimination by the Britishers

(c) subordination of Indian interest to that of the British

(d) preference given to British political agents over Indian Princes
3163: Council of Ministers of the Union of India is responsible to:

(a) Rajya Sabha

(b) Prime Minister

(c) President

(d) Lok Sabha
3164: What was the main reason for a great civil strife in Argentina recently?

(a) Ethnic conflict between the native Red Indian tribes and others
(b) Economic crisis due to huge public debt
(c) The issue of using native languages as medium of instruction in schools
(d) Clashes between government troops and secessionist groups
3165: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I (Eminent Person) List-II(Known as)

A. Bhanu Bharti 1. Music composer
B. Mike Pandey 2. Poet and Literateur
C. Mohd. Zahur Khayyam 3. Theatre director
D. Vinda Karandikar 4. Wildlife film maker


(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 4 1 2