286: Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year 1946.
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru, M.A. Jinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were members of the Constituent Assembly of India.
(c) The First Session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in January, 1947.
(d) The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th January, 1950.
287: There are 6 different letters and 6 correspondingly addressed envelopes. If the letters are randomly put in the envelopes, what is the probability that exactly 5 letters go into the correctly addressed envelopes?
(a) Zero
(b) 1/2
(c) 1/6
(d) 5/6
288: "The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise." This statement is attributed to
(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Lytton
(d) None of the above
289: If X + 2Y = 2X + Y, then X2 / Y2 is equal to
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 4
290: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I------------------ List II
(Artist)----------------(Medium of music delivery)
I. Balamurali Krishna----(A) Hindustani vocal
II. Mita Pandit----------(B) Ghatam
III. Kanyakumari--------(C) Sitar
IV. Nikhil Bannerjee------(D) Violin
------------------------(E) Carnatic vocal
Codes:
(a) I-E, II-A, III-B, IV-C
(b) I-D, II-C, III-A, IV-E
(c) I-C, II-A, III-E, IV-B
(d) I-E, II-D, III-A, IV-C