266: If the Republic Day in 1980 falls on Saturday, X was born on March 3, 1980 and Y is older to X by four days, then Y's birthday fell on:

(a) Thursday

(b) Friday

(c) Wednesday

(d) None of these
267: A Parliamentary bill passed by the Lok Sabha is sent to the President for assent. The President sends it back to Lok Sabha for reconsideration. If the Lok Sabha again sends it back to the President without making any changes, the President:

(a) Must give his assent to it

(b) Can again send the bill for reconsideration

(c) Can take help of the Supreme Court

(d) Can arrange referendum
268: We can know about early Vedic period from:

(a) Archaeological excavations

(b) Contemporary cultures

(c) Rigveda

(d) Jatak Katha
269: The I.N.A. was organised by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at

(a) Rangoon

(b) Singapore

(c) Taiwan

(d) Tokyo
270: What is the difference between asteroids and comets?

1. Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material.

2. Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury.

3. Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, while asteroids do not.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3