The Indian made remote sensing satellite IRS-1 A was
launched from
(1) Thumba
(2) Nevada
(3) Baiknour
(4) Kalpakam
. Which one of the following statements is correct? (a) Neither the Finance Commission nor the Planning Commission is a constitutional body (b) The scope of the Finance Commission is limited to a review of the revenue segment of the budget while the Planning Commission takes an overall review embracing both capital and revenue requirements of the States (c) No one can be a member of both the Finance Commission and the Planning Commission at the same time (d) There is no overlapping of work and responsibility of the Finance Commission and those of the Planning Commission
Which two companies have formed a research and collaboration alliance to develop patented drugs? 1 Ranbaxy and Glaxo SmithKline 2 Ranbaxy and Penacea Biotech 3 Nicholas Piramal and Ranbaxy 4 None of these
Powerhouse of cell is (1) Chloroplast (2) Nucleus (3) Enzyme (4) Mitochondrion
The first Secretary-General of the United Nations was A. Dag Hammarskjold B. Trygve Lie C. U. Thant D. Dr. Kurt Waldheim
The Fundamental Duties have been included in (a) Part III under Article 32 A (b) Part IV A under Article 51 A (c) Part III under Article 31 A (d) Part IV under Article 41 A
Bharata?s Natyasastra deals with: (a) drama and music (b) drama, painting and dance (c) music, dance and painting (d) drama, music and dance
Can the Parliament of India amend the Fundamental Rights? (a) Yes (b) No (c) Never (d) None of these
The office of Governor General of India was created by ? a) Charter Act, 1813 b) Charter Act, 1833 c) Government of India Act, 1858 d) Government of India Act, 1935
The Rathas of Mahabalipuram was built during the reig of the (a) Palas (b) Cholas (c) Rashtrakutas (d) Pallavas
Which Mughal emperor was first a prisoner of the British and later a pensioner of the Marathas till his death? (a) Shah Alam II (b) Bahadur Shah II (c) Alamgir II (d) Akbar Shah II
The ?Geeta Govinda? was composed by: (a) Jayadeva (b) Mira (c) Umpati Dhar (d) Dhoyee
Who founded the philosophy of Pustimarga ? (a) Chaitanya (b) Nanak (c) Surdas (d) Ballabhacharya