496: If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the

(a) Equator
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) South Pole
(d) North Pole
497: Amar, Akbar and Anthony are friends, being looked after by a matron Farah. Amar weighs 50% more than Akbar and Anthony weighs 25% less than Amar. Farah weighs a third of the combined weight of the three boys. All four together weigh 232 kg. The correct arrangement of the persons in the ascending order of their weights is

(a) Anthony, Akbar, Farah, Amar
(b) Anthony, Akbar, Amar, Farah
(c) Akbar, Anthony, Amar, Farah
(d) Akbar, Anthony, Farah, Amar
498: Who prepares topographical maps of India?

(a) Survey of India

(b) Ministry of Home Affairs

(c) Geological Survey of India

(d) Archaeological Survey of India
499: Thyagaraja of 18th century was:

(a) The greatest musician who composed his songs in Telugu

(b) The greatest Kathak dancer

(c) The greatest playwright of Tamil

(d) The greatest Sanskrit poet
500: Consider the following statements:

1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging the education of women.

2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.

3. Keshave Chandra Sen's compaign against Sati led to the enactment of the law to ban Sati by the then Governor General.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, and 3