916: Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy's authority over his executive council by substituting portfolio or departmental system for corporate functioning?

(a) Indian Council Act, 1861

(b) Government of India Act, 1858

(c) Indian Councils Act, 1892

(d) Indian Councils Act, 1909
917: Who evolved the national consciousness as a formal concept?

(a) B.G. Tilak

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru

(d) Surendranath Bannerjee
918: When ten persons shake hands with one another, in how many ways is it possible ?

(A) 45
(B) 20
(C) 25
(D) 40
919: The Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Shanta Sinha is known as:

(a) A campaigner for urban sanitation
(b) An anti-child labour activist
(c) An organiser of rain-water harvesting schemes
(d) An activist for the welfare of poor rural women
920: The number of economically active women (excluding students and those doing domestic duties in their homes) as a percentage of all women of working age (generally those aged 15-64 years) was the highest in 1996 in

(a) USA
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) S. Korea