From the lesson Online CAT 2009: Punch of the week(14-March-09)
Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:11:07 -0000
According to me, The answer for 1. is B. Explanation: Says the modern era started. Then the first step, description about it. The time period so on and so forth.
Unfortunately I suck at math so not going to attempt the second.