956: Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
(a) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the i system of revenue farming in Bengal
(b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up modern foundries to manufacture cannons at Lahore
(c) Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euclid's Elements of Geometry translated into Sanskrit
(d) Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the construction of the idol of Goddess Sarda in the Shringeri temple
957: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List-I (Organization) -- List-II (Associated Convention/Person/Place/Headquarters)
A. Amnesty International -- 1.Visculi
B. Common wealth of Independent States (CIS) -- 2. Paris
C. Danube Commission -- 3. Peter Beneson
D. Europian Space Agency -- 4. Belgrade Convention
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 3 1 4 2
958: Match List-I (Institute) with List-II (Located At) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists :
List-I List-II
(Institute) (Located At)
A. Indian Institute of Geomagnetism 1. Coimbatore Institute
B. International Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials 2. Mumbai Advanced
C. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History 3. Jabalpur
D. Tropical Forestry Research Institute 4. Hyderabad
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 1 3 2 4
959: The great philosopher Shankara advocated:
(a) Dvaita
(b) Advaita
(c) Hinduism
(d) Altruism
960: Which pair among the following had the similar views during the national movement?
(a) Subrahmaniam Bharati and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru
(c) Chittaranjan Das and Rajagopalachari
(d) Mahatma Gandhi and Shaukat Ali