Which of the following is not true regarding the payment of emoluments of the president ?
a) They do not require any parliamentary sanction
b) They can be reduced during a financial emergency
c) They are shown separately in the budget
d) They are charged on the contingency fund of India
Who has been recently appointed as the Deputy Chariman of the Planning Commission? 1 Shyam Saran 2 Navin Chawla 3 J.N.Dixit 4 None of these
“The Great Indian Dream” is jointly written by Malay Chaudhuri and 1 Anita Desai 2 Arindam Chaudhuri 3 Rafique Zakaria 4 Mulk Raj Anand
During the first half of the current fiscal, the software exports registered a growth of 1 25% 2 30% 3 34% 4 37%
Secularism means ? a) Suppression of all religions b) Freedom of worship to minorities c) Separation of religion from state d) A system of political and social philosophy that does not favour any particular religious faith
Who was called by the epithet ?Desh Bandhu? during the struggle for freedom? (a) Chittaranjan Das (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c) M K Gandhi (d) Bhagat Singh
The vast territory known as Louisiana was purchased from: (a) Mexico (b) France (c) Britain (d) Spain
Indians learnt the art of coining money form (a) The Greeks (b) The Kushanas (c) The Sakas (d) The Hunas
Homer was the greatest poet of the language namely: (a) Greek (b) Latin (c) English (d) Spanish
In which one of the following countries was a peace accord signed recently to end a two-decade old civil war? 1 Colombia 2 Israel 3 Sudan 4 Haiti
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the budget proposals of the Union Government for 2003-04? 1 Exemption of tax on dividends in the hands of the share holders 2 Removal of capital gains tax on equities bought in 2003-04 3 Increase in rate of interest on small savings from 6% to 8% 4 Continuation of the tax exemption on housing loans
As per the decision taken by the Government of India, now the students after passing which of the following examinations are not required to have a stamp ?Emigration check required? or their passports? 1 MBA from IIMs or any other university 2 B.E. or B.Tech. degree 3 Medical degree in Arurved system 4 None of these
Deficiency of which vitamin results in inflammation of skin and eczema along with diarrhoea? (a) Ascorbic acid (b) Folic acid (c) Nicotinic acid (d) Pantothenic acid