2291: Which one of the following is not a Central University?

(a) Pondicherry University

(b) Maulana Azad National Urdu Univeristy, Hyderabad

(c) Visva Bharti, Shantiniketan

(d) University of Madras, Chennai
2292: Why could British only succeed in trade and commerce in India?

(a) Because of government backing

(b) Quality of merchandise

(c) Naval superiority

(d) All of the above
2293: Tarun Bharat Sangh, an organization based in a village near Alwar (Rajasthan), has become famous because of:

(a) Cultivation of genetically modified cotton

(b) Rehabilitation of women victims of AIDS

(c) Livelihood projects for destitute rural women

(d) Rain-water harvesting
2294: Nobel Prize in Economics for the year 1997 was awarded for contribution in the area of

(a) International Economics
(b) Financial Economics
(c) Public Economics
(d) Development Economics
2295: Assertion (A) :
The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone.

Reason (R) :
Air descends in the centre of the cyclone.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually 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