2686: Sparkling red colour after the blast of fire crackers is due to the presence of:

(a) Strontium

(b) Sodium

(c) Sulphur

(d) Magnesium
2687: Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party ?

(a) M. N. Roy

(b) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi

(c) Pattam Thanu Pillai

(d) Acharya Narendra Dev
2688: Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century ?

(a) Rast Goftar

(b) Durgesh Nandini

(c) Maharatha

(d) Nibandhamala
2689: The Reserve Bank of India regulates the commercial banks in matters of

1. liquidity of assets

2. branch expansion

3. merger of banks

4. winding-up of banks

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2690: Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

(a) Guru Amar Das : Miri and Piri

(b) Guru Arjan Dev : Adi Granth

(c) Guru Ram Das : Dal Khalsa

(d) Guru Gobind Singh : Manji