Why were the Congress leaders disappointed with the Cripps Mission (1942)?

• They wanted full independence rather than Dominion status.

• The Mission's proposals had not paid attention to the demands of the Muslim League.

• They did not want to share in the responsibility for the defence of India.

• None of the above.

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'Sun is a constant source of energy'. Which nuclei get fused in Sun's atmosphere?

• Plutonium

• Hydrogen

• Helium

• Uranium

Statement I. Quinine is used in the treatment of Malaria.
Statement II. It is obtained from the root of Cinchona.

• Both Statements I and II are incorrect

• Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect

• Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct

• Both Statements I and II are correct

The Chairman of LIC is

• Laxman Das

• Meira Kumar

• SK Roy

• K Mehrotra

In ferns, the xylem is

• polyarch

• exarch

• endarch

• mesarch

The Nobel Prize for Arthur Komberg was given for his work on

• isolation of nucleic acid

• mutation theory

• one gene-one polypeptide hypothesis

• cracking triplet code

Which of the following is not an attribute of <font> element?

• Archive

• Colour

• Face

• Size

The National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) has been lobbying for the passage of the 'Whistle blower's Protection Bill', which is aimed to help

• women activists

• street vendors

• RTI activists

• None of these

If the Earth stops rotating, the apparent value of g on its surface will

• increases at some places and remain the same at other places

• increases everywhere

• decreases everywhere

• remain the same everywhere

Krishi Karman Award for highest growth in foodgrains (wheat, rice and Bengal gram) production was conferred on February 10, 2014 to the government of

• Rajasthan

• West Bengal

• Madhya Pradesh

• Uttar Pradesh