1101: Out of all the Biosphere Reserves in India, four have recognized on the World Network by UNESCO. Which one of the following is not one of them?

(a) Kanchejunga

(b) Gulf of Mannar

(c) Nanda Devi

(d) Sunderbans
1102: Consider the following statements:

1. The Parliament of Russia is called Federal Assembly.

2. The Council of the Federation in the Russian Parliament is the lower house.

3. The name of the upper house in the Russian parliament is State Duma.

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1103: One of the major towns in the Satavahana kingdom was

(a) Arikkamedu

(b) Pratishthana

(c) Korkkai

(d) Maski
1104: What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat ?

(a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore

(b) The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab

(c) He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur)

(d) He wanted to annes all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his kingdom
1105: Assertion (A): The Council of Ministers in the Union of India is collectively responsible both to the lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

Reason(R): The Member of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are eligible to be the Ministers of the Union Government.

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

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true