1386: Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) The largest Buddhist monastery in India is in Assam.
(b) The language Konyak is spoken in Nagaland.
(c) The largest river island in the world is in Assam.
(d) Sikkim is the least-populated state of the Indian Union.
1387: The term of the Lok Sabha

(a) cannot be extended under any circumstances

(b) can be extended by six months at a time

(c) can be extended by one year at a time during the proclamation of emergency

(d) can be extended for two years at a time during the proclamation of emergency
1388: Consider the following statements:

1. Global Trust Bank has been amalgamated with the Punjab National Bank.

2. The second report of the Kelkar Committee dealing with direct and indirect taxes has maintained its original recommendations including the abolition of exemptions relating to housing loans.

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
1389: The ancient Indian play Mudrarakshasa of Visakhadutt has its subject on

(a) a conflict between Gods and Demons of ancient Hindu lore

(b) a romantic story of an Aryan prince and a tribal woman

(c) the story of the power struggle between two Aryan tribes

(d) the court intrigues at the time of Chandragupta Maurya
1390: Assertion (A) :

Mangroves are very specialised forest ecosystems of tropical and subtropical regions bordering certain sea coasts.

Reason (R) :

They stabilise the shoreline and act as bulwark against encroachments by sea.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

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