The 13th decennial census of India was held in 2001. When
did the censuses begin?
(a) 1852
(b) 1862
(c) 1881
(d) 1882
Preamble means: (a) the preface of a book (b) preface, introduction especially that of an Act of Parliament stating its aims and objectives (c) the head of a body (d) the topmost portion of anything
What mountains traditionally serve as boundary separating Europe from Asia? (a) The alps (b) The Himalayas (c) The Caucasus (d) The Urals
As per the rough estimates, the general elections In India and the burden of Kargil war operations will need an expenditure of about 1 Rs.3,000 crore 2 Rs.5,000 crore 3 Rs.16,000 crore 4 Rs.10,000 crore
A smoothy rounded oval hill resembling the bowl of an inverted teaspoon in: (a) Kame (b) Drumlin (c) Dome
Who among the following has the power to form a new state within the Union of India ? a) President b) Prime Minister c) Supreme Court d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Which one of the following features we have not borrowed from the Constitution of U.S.A.? (a) Supreme Court (b) Written Constitution (c) The powers of the President of India (d) The Federal System of the Government of India
Chandragupta Maurya built the first great empire in India with the help of: (a) Mahapadmananda (b) Bindusara (c) Selecus (d) Kautilya
The State with 92 per cent hilly area is: (a) Manipur (b) Assam (c) Tripura (d) H P
The Judge of the Supreme Court against whom recently the impeachment process was put into operation is (1) K. Ramaswamy (2) N. Venkatachalaiah (3) V. Ramaswami (4) None
Which of the following films won the Best Film Award in the announced 52nd National Film Awards? 1 Vaanaprastham 2 Sarfarosh 3 Uttara 4 Page 3
Cork is produced by (1) Cambium (2) Phellogen (3) Corpus (4) Dermatogen
Mastr Raju Tital, who was chosen for further training in a game as future hope by a world organization, plays which of the following games? 1 Cricket 2 Chess 3 Badminton 4 Lawn Tennis