1231: Assertion (A) :

Lord Linlithgo described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny.

Reason (R) :

Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.

(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
1232: The river which flows between Vindhya and Satpura ranges is:

(a) Narmada

(b) Tapti

(c) Mahanadi

(d) Godavari
1233: In the November 1998 Composite Dialogue Process between India and Pakistan, three contentious issues listed below as 1, 2 and 3 were discussed.

Contentious Issues

1. Disengagement of troops
2. Settlement of boundary dispute
3. Sharing river water

Match the issues with the areas marked in the map as A, B and C and select the correct answer using the codes give below :

Codes:

(a) A-2, B-1, C-3
(b) A-2, B-3, C-1
(c) A-1, B-3, C-2
(d) A-3, B-2, C-1
1234: The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was:

(a) Tej Bahadur Sapru

(b) Ashutosh Mukherjee

(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore

(d) Syed Ahmad Khan
1235: The Security council of UN consists of 5 permanent members, and the remaining 10 members are elected by the General Assembly for a term of

(a) 1 year
(b) 2 years
(c) 4 years
(d) 5 years