Carborundum is ?
a) Silicon dioxide
b) Silicon carbide
c) Silicon nitride
d) Silicon phosphide
In which of the following years Arjuna Awards were instituted? (a) 1961 (b) 1971 (c) 1951 (d) 1965
If indium is added in small quantities to germanium, we get (1) n ? type semiconductor (2) p ? type semiconductor (3) rectifier (4) insulator
Which of the following provisions of our Constitution can be amended by the method of simple majority by the Union Parliament? (a) Creation of new States or changing the boundaries of the existing States (b) The creation or abolition of Second Chambers in the States (c) Qualifications for Indian citizenship (d) Administration of Scheduled and Tribal Areas
The ad line ?Connecting India? is linked with 1 BSNL 2 Airtel 3 MTNL 4 Hutch
The headquarters of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) are located in Mumbai. Its regional office is not located at 1 New Delhi 2 Bangalore 3 Kolkata 4 Chennai
. In recent years there has been some concern over the threat posed by the Mathura Oil Refinery and the thermal power plants to the Taj Mahal in Agra. The Scientific basis of any possible damage to the Taj is mainly (a) Stratospheric ozone and the chlorofluorocarbons which destroy it (b) Acid precipitation and tropospheric ozone (c) Increasing levels of atomospheric CO2 which produce the greenhouse effect (d) Ultraviolet radiation (240-260 nanometers wavelength) and the fumes from the heavily polluted Yamuna river
Harsh Mankad and Vishal Uppal were recently in the news as they won Doubles of the ITF Men?s Futures tournament in 1 Badminton 2 Chess 3 Tennis 4 Billiards
Pure for Sure? Campaign has been launched by
According to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Bill (IRDA), the share of the foreign companies in insurance sector will be to a maximum of 1 16% 2 20% 3 26% 4 28%
Arjun Munda has taken over as the 1 Chief Minister of Bihar 2 Governor of Bihar 3 Chief Minister of Jharkhand 4 None of these
Which one of the following statements is wrong ? (a) Nominated Members of both Houses of Parliament also participate in the election of the President of India (b) Members of the Legislature Councils do not participate in the election of the President (c) The election of the President is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote (d) The members of the electoral college mark their preferences like first preference, second preference, etc.
The major aim of devaluation is to (a) Encourage imports (b) Encourage exports (c) Encourage both exports and imports (d) Discourage both exports and imports