1881: With reference to the religious history of medieval India, the Sufi mystics were known to pursue which of the following practices?

1. Meditation and control of breath

2. Severe ascetic exercises in a lonely place

3. Recitation of holy songs to arouse a state of ecstasy in their audience

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1882: Consider the following statements :

1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found.

2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
1883: Monazite is an ore of

(a) zirconium

(b) thorium

(c) titanium

(d) iron
1884: Contour bunding is used:

(a) To stop the winds in sandy deserts

(b) To irrigate desert areas

(c) To prevent erosion in hilly areas

(d) None of the above
1885: Which of the following cell organelles play the most significant role in protein synthesis ?

(a) Lysosome and Centrosome
(b) Endoplasmic reticulum and Ribosome
(c) Golgi apparatus and Mitochondria
(d) Lysosome and Mitochondria