2256: Water hyacinth is related to:

(a) Lemna

(b) Pistia

(c) Eichhornia

(d) None of these
2257: The term Yavanapriya, mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts, denoted

(a) a fine variety of Indian muslin

(b) ivory

(c) damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance

(d) pepper
2258: Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

(a) Battle of Buxar : Mir Jafar vs. Clive

(b) Battle of Wandiwash : French vs. East India Company

(c) Battle of Chilianwala : Dalhousie vs. Marathas

(d) Battle of Kharda : Nizam vs. East India Company
2259: Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message ?

(a) Dadu

(b) Kabir

(c) Ramananda

(d) Tulsidas
2260: Regarding the atom of a chemical element, the magnetic quantum number refers to

(a) orientation

(b) shape

(c) size

(d) spin