1816: Gandhara School of Art was developed during the reign of:
(a) Ashoka
(b) Kanishka
(c) Chandragupta
(d) Bindusara
1817: Following are the characteristics of an area in India:
1. Hot and humid climate
2. Annual rainfall 200 cm
3. Hill slopes up to an altitude of 1100 metres
4. Annual range of temperature 15 degree celcius to 30 degree celcius.
Which one among the following crops are you most likely to find in the area described above ?
(a) Mustard
(b) Pepper
(c) Cotton
(d) Virginia tobacco
1818: Blood grouping was discovered by:
(a) Landsteiner
(b) Robert Koch
(c) William Harvey
(d) Louis Pasteur
1819: With reference to the Fourteenth Finance Commission, which of the following statements is/ are correct?
1. It has increased the share of States in the central divisible pool from 32 percent to 42 percent.
2. It has made recommendations concerning sector-specific grants.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1820: When it is 8 A.M. on Wednesday of Greenwich:
(a) It is 10.30 P.M. on Wednesday at London
(b) It is 6.15 A.M. on Tuesday at New York
(c) It is 3.00 P.M. on Wednesday at Hong Kong
(d) It is 5.00 P.M. on Wednesday at Tokyo