The first woman Governor of a state in free India was ?
a) Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
b) Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani
c) Mrs. Indira Gandhi
d) Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
India?s first private Telephone Service was launched in 1998 in?.. A. New Delhi B. Indore C. Mumbai D. Kochi
Who among the following is the recipient of the ?Honest Man of the Year? Award for the 1997, given away recently? 1 Mr.Atal Behari Vajpayee 2 Mr.Murali Manohar Joshi 3 Mr.Kalyan Singh 4 Mr. LalKrishna Advani
17th Parallel divides : (a) India and Pakistan (b) South and North America (c) North and south Korea (d) North and south Vietnam
Arjuna Awards are given to individuals for: (a) outstanding contribution to Indian literature (b) outstanding contribution towards promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among the people of the world (c) showing bravery in the face of enemy attack (d) outstanding contribution for ?enhancing the glory of the game
How is the size of the Council of Ministers determined? (a) The Parliament specifies it (b) The Constitution specifies it (c) The Prime Minister determines it but not to exceed 15 percent of the total membership of Lok Sabha (d) The President determines it according to the exigencies of time
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is located at (1) Sriharikota (2) Ahmedabad (3) Thiruvananthapuram (4) Pune
In India every citizen who is (a) 18 years old has the right to vote in the Lok Sabha election (b) 20 years old has the right to vote in the Lok Sabha election (c) 21 years old has the right to vote in the Lok Sabha election (d) 22 years old has the right to vote in the Lok Sabha election
Who amongst the following is the author of the book, ?A New Deal for Asia?, which was recently in the news? 1 Mahathir Mohammad 2 Sheikh Hasina Wajed 3 Tun Abdul Razak 4 I.K.Gujral
. A lottery system has ticket numbers with eight digits. There are ten first prizes of Rs. 1.00 lakh each, one hundred of Rs. 1,000 each. At the draw of lots an eight digit number is generated by choosing for each digit from left to right a random number in the range of 0 to 9. Any one who has a ticket with the first two digits (from left to right) matching the chosen number gets a first prize, and so on. One individual purchases a large number of tickets at a discounted price of Re. 0.75 each. For how much money should he purchase tickets to achieve a 10% chance of winning a third prize? (a) Rs. 10,000 (b) Rs. 75,000 (c) Rs. 1,00,000 (d) Rs. 7,500
. What was the position of an Indian in the army upto 1856? (a) Indians could get the rank of subedar only (b) They were given officers’ jobs (c) They were not allowed to get leave (d) They were treated as slaves
Which of the following appointments is not made by the President of India? (a) Chief Justice of India (b) Chief of the Air Staff (c) Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) Chief of the Army Staff
Who was the first prime minister of india.