1456: Consider the following pairs:

Place of Pilgrimage : Location

1. Srisailam : Nallamala Hills
2. Omkareshwar : Satmala Hills
3. Pushkar : Mahadeo Hills

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1457: The colour of an opaque object is due to the colour it

(a) absorbs

(b) refracts

(c) reflects

(d) scatters
1458: The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by

(a) Dadabhai Naoroji

(b) Henry Cotton

(c) Badruddin Tyabji

(d) A. O. Hume
1459: As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he

(a) postpone granting of independence

(b) invite Jinnah to form the government

(c) invite Nehru and Jinnah to form the government together

(d) invite the army to take over for some time
1460: Consider the following statements:
The objectives of the National Renewal Funds set up in February 1992 were
1. to give training and counselling for workers affected by retrenchment or VRS.
2. redeployment of workers
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) Both 1 and 2
(c) 1 only
(d) 2 only