The tiny enclave of Macau was handed over to China In
December 1999. Macau was under the rule of
1 Russia
2 Britain
3 India
4 Portugal
A country willing to join the European Union should not have an annual budget deficit of more than the level of 1 3% 2 8% 3 5.5% 4 11%
If there is a vacancy in the office of the President, it must be filled up within a period of (a) One year (b) Two years (c) Three years (d) Six months
In which one of the following cases did the Supreme Court declare that a Constituent Assembly should be convened to amend the Fundamental Rights? (a) Golak Nath vs the State of Punjab (b) Gopalan?s Case (c) Keshava Nand Bharati?s Case (d) None of the above
The Act which was passed in 1907 was the : (a) Indian Press Act (b) Seditious Meeting Act (c) Vernacular Press Act (d) Arms Act
Service Tax, introduced by the government of services, levis tax at the rate of 1 8% 2 12% 3 10% 4 5%
Kelkar Committee dealt with 1 Indeustrial pollution 2 Tax reforms 3 Babri Masjid issue 4 Rilway accidents
. ‘Self-sufficiency’ in food, in the true sense of freedom from hunger, has not been achieved in India in spite of a more than three-fold rise in food grains production over 1950-1990. Which of the following are the reasons for it? 1. The green revolution has been restricted to small pockets of the country. 2. The cost of food is too high compared to the earnings of the poor. 3. Too much emphasis is laid on wheat and paddy compared to the coarse grains. 4. The gains of the green revolution have largely accrued to the cash crop rather than food crops. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes: (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4 (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
The three basic movements of earth are: (a) galactic, revolution and rotation (b) katabatic, revolution and rotation (c) adiabatic, revolution and rotation
Which one of the following Directive Principles is a Liberal Principle? (a) The State shall endeavour to promote international peace and security, maintenance of just and honourbale relations between nations and foster respect for international law and treaty obligations (b) The State shall protect the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people and in particular of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (c) The State shall make provisions for securing just and human conditions of work and for maternity relief (d) The State shall endeavour to secure to all workers a living wage, conditions of work ensuring a decent standard of life
Using which mode of heat transfer, can heat travel through vacuum? 1 Conduction 2 Radiation 3 Convection 4 Both conduction and convection
The year 1994 was observed by the UN as: (a) World Population Year (b) International Year of the Child (c) International Youth Year (d) International Year of Family
What is the capital of Mozambique?