3636: The founder of Asiatic Society was:
(a) William Jones
(b) Annie Besant
(c) William Kerry
(d) Havell
3637: During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission?
(a) To review the fitness of India for further political reforms
(b) To report on the existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations
(c) To draw up a plan for financial reforms for India
(d) To develop a comprehensive scheme for Civil Services in India
3638: "A graduate at 18, professor and associated editor of the Sudharak at 20, Secretary of the Sarvajanik Sabha and of the Provincial Conference at 25, Secretary of the National Congress at 29, leading witness before an important Royal Commission at 31, Provincial legislator at 34, Imperial legislator at 36, President of the Indian National Congress at 39......... a patriot whom Mahatma Gandhi himself regarded as his master." This is how a biographer describes
(a) Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
(b) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3639: Lichens is an association of two types of organisms. They are:
(a) Algae and fungi
(b) Algae and virus
(c) Fungi and virus
(d) Virus and bacteria
3640: The human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) is a living entity because it can
(a) Excrete in human serum
(b) Disturb host cell respiration
(c) Undergo auto-reproduction
(d) Move from one cell to another