3836: With reference to the religious history of India, consider the following statements:

1. The concept of Bodhisattva is central to Hinayana sect of Buddhism.
2. Bodhisattva is a compassionate one on his way to enlightenment.
3. Bodhisattva delays achieving his own salvation to help all sentient beings on their path to it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3837: In a carrom board game competition, m boys and n girls(m > n > 1) of a school participate in which every student has to play exactly one game with every other student. Out of the total games played; it was found that in 221 games one player was a boy and the other player was a girl.

Consider the following statements:

1. The total number of students that participated in the competition is 30.

2. The number of games in which both players were girls is 78.

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
3838: Which tax is not levied by the Central Government?

(a) Wealth tax

(b) Profession tax

(c) Income tax

(d) Excise duty
3839: Gondwana hills are located in:

(a) Punjab

(b) Jammu and Kashmir

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Nagaland
3840: A rapid increase in the rate of inflation is sometimes attributed to the "base effect", What is "base effect" ?

(a) It is the impact of the price levels of previous year on the calculation of inflation rate

(b) It is the impact of drastic deficiency in supply due to failure of crops

(c) It is the impact of the surge in demand due to rapid economic growth

(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this context